resistance

• "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"
• "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"

Synonyms

• oppositionthe action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; the relation between opposed entities ; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; a contestant that you are matched against ; a body of people united in opposing something ; a direction opposite to another ; an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected

• "measured in ohms"

Synonyms

• electric resistancea material's opposition to the flow of electric current
• electrical resistancea material's opposition to the flow of electric current
• impedancea material's opposition to the flow of electric current
• resistivitya material's opposition to the flow of electric current
• ohmic resistancea material's opposition to the flow of electric current

• "the enemy offered little resistance"

Synonyms

• immunitythe state of not being susceptible; (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease ; the quality of being unaffected by something; an act exempting someone

• "these trees are widely planted because of their resistance to salt and smog"

Synonyms

• undergroundin or into hiding or secret operation; beneath the surface of the earth; a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force ; an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); under the level of the ground; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

Synonyms

• resistoran electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current