stand firm vs resist

stand firm and resist both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of stand firm include hold out, withstand.

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