unresisting

/ ˌunrɪˈzɪstɪŋ /

adjective

1. not fighting against something or someone; yielding

   she lay unresisting beneath him

Example Sentences

“This, as Mr. Floyd lay on the ground handcuffed and unresisting?” the prosecutor said.

From Washington Post

One had stuck his fingers in her unresisting mouth.

From The Guardian

“Where did you get this sword?” she whispered to Greyback as she pulled his wand out of his unresisting grip.

From Literature

Will leapt over the last obstacle, a fallen tree trunk, and plunged the knife into the unresisting shimmer in the air.

From Literature

The situation became much more serious when the government unleashed the Berkut, its elite special forces units, against the protesters, and "Winter on Fire" features considerable footage of troops beating unarmed and unresisting protesters.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• deferential
• docile
• gentle
• passive
• serene
• subdued
• submissive
• timid
• unassuming