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Nouns (26)

resistance

n. the military action of resisting the enemy's advance; "the enemy offered little resistance"

resistance

n. group action in opposition to those in power

resistance

n. (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

resistance

n. any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion

resistance, opposition

n. the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"

resistance, resistor

n. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current

resistance, underground

n. a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force

offer, offering

n. something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"

offer, offering

n. the verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"

resistance, impedance, resistivity, electrical resistance, ohmic resistance, electric resistance

n. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

pass, fling, whirl, crack, go, offer

n. a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"

Verbs (17)

offer, make an offer

v. make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"

offer, make accessible

v. make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"

offer, extend

v. offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"

offer, volunteer

v. agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

offer, proffer, present for acceptance

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

offer, present for sale, offer for sale

v. make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"

bid, offer, tender

v. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (114)

stand

n. a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"

insurgency

n. an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict

rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising

n. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

tolerance, permissiveness

n. a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

antagonism

n. (biochemistry) interference in or inhibition of the physiological action of a chemical substance by another having a similar structure

disagreement

n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

approach, advance, feeler, overture

n. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"

solicitation, collection, appeal, ingathering

n. request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"

alms, alms-giving

n. making voluntary contributions to aid the poor

proposition

n. (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false

deal, bargain

n. an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each; "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

suggestion, proposition, proffer

n. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

recommendation

n. something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable

escapade, lark

n. any carefree episode

play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper

n. gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"

trick, caper, prank, antic, joke

n. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

joke, jest, jocularity

n. activity characterized by good humor

account, report

n. the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"

snap, child's play, walkover, cinch, pushover, duck soup, piece of cake

n. activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child"

preface, premise, introduce

v. furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

offer, proffer, present for acceptance

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

submit, refer for consideration, refer for judgment

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

project, communicate forcefully, communicate vividly

v. communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"

present, introduce, acquaint

v. cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"

volunteer, tell voluntarily

v. tell voluntarily; "He volunteered the information"

offer, proffer, present for acceptance

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

bid, offer, tender

v. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

reach, extend, reach out

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

offer, volunteer

v. agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

bid, offer, tender

v. propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"

offer, extend

v. offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"

submit, refer for consideration, refer for judgment

v. refer for judgment or consideration; "She submitted a proposal to the agency"

put, position, place, set, pose, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

stage, present

v. perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"

propose, propose marriage, pop the question

v. ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"

put, place, commit, invest

v. make an investment; "Put money into bonds"

offer, volunteer

v. agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"

offer, proffer, present for acceptance

v. present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (9)

submission, compliance

n. the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another

support

n. the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times"

reinforcement

n. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"

abidance, submission, compliance, conformity, conformation

n. acting according to certain accepted standards; "their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices"

offer resistance

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