Synonyms for disgust
- noun
- verb
Most common
loathing antipathy abhorrence repugnance shock horror abomination revulsion
All synonyms
Noun
loathing, abhorrence, repugnance, antipathy, horror, revulsion, abomination, shock, nausea, dislike, aversion, hatred, detestation, repulsion, disinclination, gross-out, disrelish, disgustedness, odium, distaste dated
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.
With an air of disgust, she stormed out of the room.
- v. 1
To cause an intense dislike for something.
It disgusts me to see her chew with her mouth open.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- emotion opposition
Forms
- Past participle
- disgusted
e.g. disgusted → revolted, sickened, nauseated, offended…
Choose the right word
Choice food may be an object of aversion and disgust to a sick person; vile food would be an abomination. A toad is to many an object of disgust; a foul sewer is an abomination.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- loathing I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight.
- antipathy I experienced a feeling of antipathy towards the speaker.
- abhorrence I yield to no one in abhorrence of violence.
- repugnance I cannot overcome my repugnance to eating snails.
- shock I expect him to get over the shock of his failure.
- horror I thought Tom didn't enjoy watching horror movies.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disgust | rising | |
| loathing | rising | |
| antipathy | steady | |
| abhorrence | steady | |
| repugnance | steady | |
| shock | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- shock1, repel2, odium
- 6 letters
- horror2, hatred2, revolt2, offend2, nausea3, sicken2
- 7 letters
- dislike2, repulse2
- 8 letters
- loathing2, aversion3, distaste2, nauseate3
- 9 letters
- antipathy4, revulsion3, repulsion, displease2, disrelish
- 10 letters
- abhorrence3, repugnance
- 11 letters
- abomination5, detestation
- 13 letters
- disgustedness
- 14 letters
- disinclination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (repel2 = 2 syllables).