unresistant

adjective

ˌən-ri-ˈzi-stənt How to pronounce unresistant (audio)
Definition of unresistantnext
1
as in vulnerable
lacking protection from danger or resistance against attack a weakened immune system that rendered him unresistant to pneumonia

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2
as in resigned
receiving or enduring without offering resistance the kitten was surprisingly unresistant when the vet examined her

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Recent Examples of unresistant 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unresistant
  1. vulnerable
  2. resigned
  3. susceptible
  4. obedient
  5. helpless
  6. passive
  7. unprotected
  8. nonresistant
Adjective
  • Pegged as one of the most vulnerable incumbents in a quintessential swing state last year, Deluzio defied a red wave that swept out fellow House Democrats and outran Kamala Harris across his district.
    — Charlotte Alter, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Every Friday, our resident witch Roya Backlund will answer your most vulnerable conundrums through the lens of astrology, Tarot, and spirituality.
    — Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of vulnerable
Adjective
  • Some of the more jarring sequences remain amusing despite their brashness: At one point, for example, Mickey narrates a shocking vignette—about a psychopath on Earth who printed multiple copies of himself to carry out grisly murders—with the resigned, wary tone of an office worker.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The goat had a resigned look in her eyes as the rancher pressed her udder and aimed a stream of milk into a tall cup.
    — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of resigned
Adjective
  • The president also ordered federal agencies to identify colleges with endowments over $1 billion that might be susceptible to investigation or lawsuits due to their DEI policies.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • But if a mother is unvaccinated or doesn’t have immunity, babies are left susceptible.
    — Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • His oxygen tank sat at his knees like an obedient mastiff.
    — Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.
    — Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of obedient
Adjective
  • Abuse survivors can feel helpless trying to escape perpetrators or avoid being found and stalked when the safeguards in place are repeatedly violated, experts said, as in Lisa’s case.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Now, with the help of their dad’s right-hand woman Lucky (Poorna Jagannathan), the helpless brothers must assume the position as co-heads of his drug cartel.
    — Max Gao, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of helpless
Adjective
  • The work of those academics, who have all had roles at Dimensional over the years, helped push the investment world away from traditional stock picking and toward passive, low-cost strategies.
    — Bob Pisani,Jesse Pound, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Needless to say, ISPs can’t only rely on passive customer acquisition.
    — Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of passive
Adjective
  • However, portions of the beach are unprotected, including several sections of the beach behind the Riu.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The bird flu is a type of Influenza A that only spreads between birds, but people can get infected through direct unprotected contact with birds that are infected.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of unprotected
Adjective
  • When the new drug kills off the resistant bacteria, nonresistant versions will have a better chance of surviving.
    — K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2016
  • Over time, the proportion of resistant bacteria will increase as nonresistant bacteria are killed by the antibiotic.
    — Andre Hudson, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2021
Definition of nonresistant

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“Unresistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unresistant. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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