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unresisting
 

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective unresisting has 1 sense
  1. resistless, supine, unresisting - offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried"- Theodore Roosevelt
    Antonym: active (indirect, via passive)

Definitions from the Web

Definition:

unresisting (adjective)

1. Not offering any resistance or opposition; passive.

2. Lacking the ability or will to resist; submissive.

Examples:

1. The protesters were shocked when they encountered an unresisting police force.

2. She wrapped her arms around herself, unresisting, as the officer handcuffed her.

3. His unresisting nature made him an easy target for manipulation.

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