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resist vs resistant

resistant vs resist

resist is not an adjective while resistant is an adjective.

resist is a verb but resistant is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
resist No No Yes No
resistant No Yes No No
resist (adjective) resistant (adjective)
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
impervious to being affected
incapable of absorbing or mixing with
able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
resist (verb) resistant (verb)
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
withstand the force of something
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
Difference between resist and resistant

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