resist vs escape

escape vs resist

resist is not a noun while escape is a noun.

resist and escape both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resist	No	No	Yes	No
escape	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, escape is a hypernym of resist; that is, escape is a word with a broader meaning than resist:

resist: elude, especially in a baffling way
escape: be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

Other hypernyms of resist include elude.

resist (noun)	escape (noun)
	the act of escaping physically
	nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do
	an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
	an avoidance of danger or difficulty
	a means or way of escaping
	a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
	the discharge of a fluid from some container
	a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

resist (verb)	escape (verb)
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something	issue or leak, as from a small opening
withstand the force of something	fail to experience
refuse to comply	escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
express opposition through action or words	run away from confinement
elude, especially in a baffling way	flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ	remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
	be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

Difference between resist and escape

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