Resisting something is a common way to express disagreement or disapproval. The term RESIST can be broken down into several crossword solutions, such as FACE (4 letters), CONTEST (7 letters), PARRY (5 letters), REBEL (5 letters), DECLINE (7 letters), REFUSE (6 letters), REVOLT (6 letters), BALK (4 letters), BUCK (4 letters), DEFY (4 letters), FEND (4 letters), FIGHT (5 letters), OPPOSE (6 letters), and FORBEAR (7 letters). Each of these words has its own unique meaning, but all of them imply some form of resistance. For example, FACE implies confronting something, CONTEST implies challenging something, PARRY implies blocking something, REBEL implies rebelling against something, DECLINE implies declining something, REFUSE implies refusing something, REVOLT implies revolting against something, BALK implies refusing to do something, BUCK implies resisting something, DEFY implies defying something, FEND implies defending something, FIGHT implies fighting something, OPPOSE implies opposing something, and FORBEAR implies abstaining from something.