nonresistant

Describes a person or thing that does not resist or oppose something, often used in medical or technical contexts.

• 🇪🇸Describe a persona o cosa que no resiste o no se opone a algo, usado a menudo en contextos médicos, técnicos o de materiales; también puede referirse a algo que no es resistente a un agente o que cede fácilmente.

1. Susceptible B2 formal

   Likely to be affected by something, especially a disease or influence.

   • The plants are nonresistant to the fungal infection.
   • Children are often nonresistant to common colds.
   • This population is nonresistant to the new strain of the virus.

   🇪🇸Susceptible

   Sinónimos: defenselessexposedliableopenpredisposedpronesubjectsusceptibleunprotectedvulnerable

   Antónimos: immuneresistant

2. Submissive or compliant B2 formal

   Offering no opposition or resistance; yielding to authority or force.

   • The crowd remained nonresistant during the protest.
   • He was nonresistant to the new rules imposed by the management.
   • The suspect was nonresistant when the police arrived.

   🇪🇸No resistente, sumiso

   Sinónimos: acquiescentamenablecompliantdeferentialdocilemeekobedientpassivesubmissivetractableunresistingyielding

   Antónimos: defiantobstinaterebelliousresistantstubbornunsubmissive

• more nonresistant comparative form
• most nonresistant superlative form