1. offering resistance to something; tending to resist or oppose
2. having electrical resistance; impeding the flow of electric current
Usage: physics; electronics

Examples

• The patient was resistive to the new treatment plan.
• Children can become resistive when forced to do something they don’t want to do.
• The resistive material slowed down the electrical current.
• Engineers used resistive components to control the circuit’s power flow.
• The therapy session was difficult because the client remained resistive throughout.
• Resistive heating elements are commonly found in electric stoves.