Resistless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈzɪstləs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Resistless is an adjective meaning That cannot be resisted; irresistible.
Meaning
That cannot be resisted; irresistible.
More Meanings
- Putting up no resistance; unresisting.
Example Sentences
His name was Talus, made of yron mould, / Immoveable, resistlesse, without end […]
Delving earth in his resistless way, / Howling, the Child with fierce flames / Issu'd from Enitharmon.
Is all our Life, then, but a dream / Seen faintly in the golden gleam / Athwart Time's dark resistless stream?
I seize the descending man .... I raise him with resistless will. / O despairer, here is my neck, / By God! you shall not go down! Hang your whole weight upon me.
Synonyms for resistless
Depending on context, synonyms include supine, overwhelming, passive, inactive, irresistible, overpowering.
Antonyms for resistless
Common opposites include resistible.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include irresistible, unresisting, passive, inactive, overwhelming, overpowering.
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