Qualities

Synonyms for resistant

Two senses of resistant live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

incapable of absorbing or mixing with

Plastic highly resistant to steam and water.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

repellent

Same sentence, swapped: Plastic highly repellent to steam and water.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for resistant as it is used in the sentence above.

insubordinate
perverse
rocky

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, Ridgeline

able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

The new hybrid is more resistant to drought.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

tolerant

Same sentence, swapped: The new hybrid is more tolerant to drought.

Close but different

repellent
insubordinate
unwilling

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