resists

1. elude, especially in a baffling wayExamples: "This behavior defies explanation"Synonyms: defy, refuse, resistAntonyms: lend oneself

2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or somethingSynonyms: hold out, resist, stand firm, withstandAntonyms: surrender

3. express opposition through action or wordsExamples: "dissent to the laws of the country"Synonyms: dissent, protest, resist

4. withstand the force of somethingExamples: "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"Synonyms: fend, resist, stand

5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organExamples: "His body rejected the liver of the donor"Synonyms: refuse, reject, resist

6. refuse to complySynonyms: balk, baulk, jib, resist