resist vs stand firm

resist and stand firm both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resist	No	No	Yes	No
stand firm	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, resist and stand firm are synonyms defined as:

resist and stand firm: stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

Other synonyms of resist include hold out, withstand.

resist (verb)	stand firm (verb)
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something	refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief
withstand the force of something	stand up or offer resistance to somebody or 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