resist vs rebel

resist is not a noun while rebel is a noun.

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

As verbs, rebel is a hyponym of resist; that is, rebel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resist:

Other hyponyms of resist include strike, walk out, demonstrate, march, arise, rise, rise up, renegade.

resist (noun)	rebel (noun)
	a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
	someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action

resist (verb)	rebel (verb)
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something	take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
withstand the force of something	break with established customs
refuse to comply
express opposition through action or words
elude, especially in a baffling way
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ