Synonyms of resist

1 Syllable
bear, stay, hold, duel, fend, buck, balk, fought, check, thwart, curb, brook
2 Syllables
withhold, forbear, fended, counters, defying, forgoing, weather, suffer, faced, duelling, balked, hinder, demur, repels, prevent, gainsay, defend, impugn, gainsaid, gainsaying, hinders, fussing, withstand, zinging, persist, defy, parried, dueled, contend, confront, repel, parry, dueling, defied, assault, parrying, demurs, combat, refrain, impugns, tarring, dared, forgo, duelled, withstood, fussed, balking, forwent, remain, forgoes, assail, parries, tarred, zinged, battle, fending, maintain
3 Syllables
mutinied, weathered, disobeying, impune, contended, panoplied, stonewall, refrained, traverse, combating, defending, rebuffing, confronted, protesting, hindered, endure, impugned, disobey, impugning, hindering, violate, refraining, combated, repulsing, countered, counterwork, forgone, weathering, countering, revolted, withstanding, countervail, continue, repulsed, demurring, abide, contending, refuse, violated, demurred, dispute, rebuffed, repelled, violating, protested, disobeyed, counteract
4 Syllables
counteracting, remonstrating, contravening, persevere, contravene, remonstrate, counteracted, remonstrated, stonewalled, stonewalling, contravened
5 Syllables
counterattacked, discountenanced, discountenancing, antagonize, discountenance