Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun non-resistant
1 sense of non-resistant
Sense 1
non-resistant, passive resister -- (a reformer who believes in passive resistance)
=> reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist -- (a disputant who advocates reform)
Antonyms of adj non-resistant
2 senses of nonresistant
Sense 1
liable (predicate), nonimmune, nonresistant, unresistant -- ((often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes")
INDIRECT (VIA susceptible) -> unsusceptible, insusceptible -- (not susceptible to)
Sense 2
nonresistant -- (offering no resistance)
INDIRECT (VIA compliant) -> defiant, noncompliant -- (boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude")
Similarity of adj non-resistant
2 senses of nonresistant
Sense 1
liable (predicate), nonimmune, nonresistant, unresistant -- ((often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes")
=> susceptible (vs. unsusceptible) -- ((often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof")
Sense 2
nonresistant -- (offering no resistance)
=> compliant (vs. defiant) -- (disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will")