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单词 unresistant
释义

unresistant

adjective

un·​re·​sis·​tant ˌən-ri-ˈzi-stənt How to pronounce unresistant (audio)
: not giving, capable of, or exhibiting resistance : not resistant
insects unresistant to pesticides

Synonyms

  • defenseless
  • exposed
  • helpless
  • susceptible
  • undefended
  • unguarded
  • unprotected
  • vulnerable
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Yet what has been most striking, in the years since Heller, is how generally unresistant Justices and judges have been to that interpretation. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 7 May 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

unresistant

adjective

1
as in vulnerable
lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack a weakened immune system that rendered him unresistant to pneumonia

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • vulnerable
  • susceptible
  • helpless
  • unprotected
  • exposed
  • defenseless
  • undefended
  • unguarded
  • passive
  • unsafe
  • unarmed
  • untenable
  • indefensible
  • feeble
  • resistless
  • weak
  • overcome
  • uncovered
  • disarmed
  • in the lurch
  • abandoned
  • preyed (on or upon)
  • marooned
  • high and dry
  • frail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • resistant
  • protected
  • invulnerable
  • safe
  • secure
  • sheltered
  • armed
  • defensible
  • immune
  • covered
  • strong
  • invincible
  • impenetrable
  • shielded
  • armored
  • fortified
  • guarded
  • impregnable
  • screened
  • unassailable
  • omnipotent
  • unconquerable
  • unbeatable
  • almighty
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2
as in resigned
receiving or enduring without offering resistance the kitten was surprisingly unresistant when the vet examined her

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • resigned
  • nonresistant
  • obedient
  • passive
  • acquiescent
  • tolerant
  • tolerating
  • yielding
  • willing
  • docile
  • stoic
  • uncomplaining
  • subordinate
  • compliant
  • impassive
  • pliant
  • obeisant
  • stoical
  • forbearing
  • patient
  • conformable
  • tractable
  • conformist
  • amiable
  • surrendering
  • complying
  • pliable
  • obliging
  • submissive
  • guidable
  • subservient
  • amenable
  • agreeable
  • unresponsive
  • uncaring
  • manageable
  • slavish
  • long-suffering
  • apathetic
  • law-abiding
  • governable
  • disciplined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • resistant
  • resisting
  • unyielding
  • uncontrollable
  • defiant
  • protesting
  • mutinous
  • recalcitrant
  • rebellious
  • unruly
  • refractory
  • ungovernable
  • intractable
  • disobedient
  • contrary
  • insurgent
  • wayward
  • wilful
  • contumacious
  • insubordinate
  • restive
  • incompliant
  • untoward
  • perverse
  • wrongheaded
  • willful
  • unmanageable
  • balky
  • indomitable
  • headstrong
  • undisciplined
  • froward
  • nonconformist
  • dissident
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