Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Capable of being resisted, withstood, or overcome: Describes something that can be opposed, prevented, or successfully fought against. It implies that the force, temptation, or influence is not absolute or overwhelming.
   • Not irresistible; able to be declined or refused: Indicates that an offer, attraction, or impulse is not so powerful as to make refusal impossible.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The army's advance was slow and resistible, allowing the defenders to regroup.
  • For a disciplined person, even chocolate cake can be a resistible temptation.
  • His argument was persuasive but ultimately resistible, as we found several flaws in his logic.

Advanced Usage

• "Easily resistible": Emphasizes how simple it is to oppose or refuse something.
  • The poorly made sales pitch was easily resistible.
• "Barely resistible": Suggests something is almost, but not completely, impossible to resist. This usage highlights the word's nature as the antonym of "irresistible."
  • The aroma from the bakery was barely resistible.

Variants and Related Words

• Resist (verb): To oppose or withstand something.
  • She tried to resist the urge to laugh.
• Resistance (noun): The act or power of resisting.
  • The material shows high resistance to heat.
• Irresistible (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning too tempting or powerful to be resisted.
  • The offer was irresistible.

Synonyms

• Avoidable: Capable of being avoided or shunned.
• Surmountable: Able to be overcome.
• Withstandable: Capable of being endured or resisted.

Antonyms

• Irresistible: Too attractive or powerful to be resisted.
• Overpowering: So strong as to be overwhelming.
• Compelling: Evoking strong interest or attention, making refusal difficult.

Related Phrases

• "A resistible force": A power or influence that can be opposed. Often used in contrast to the idiom "an irresistible force."
  • Public opinion proved to be a resistible force against the proposed law.

Adjective

1. capable of being resisted or withstood or frustrated
   • a resistible attack
   • such resistible temptations