Synonyms for repellent
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
1. Repulsive — repulsive, inspiring aversion
repulsive, disgusting, revolting, loathsome, distasteful, abhorrent, hideous, yucky informal, wicked, foul, skanky, forbidding, disgustful, loathly, vile, odious, repugnant, nauseating, unpleasant, detestable, obnoxious, hateful
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Repulsive, inspiring aversion.
The mixture of whey, beetroot juice, and spirulina seems repellent to me.
Related words
- Word family
- repellently
- Phrases
- insect repellent
- Other spellings
- repellant
Example sentences
- disgusting What's the most disgusting food you've ever eaten?
- repulsive I find crumpets totally repulsive and disgusting.
- revolting The food had a slimy consistency that was revolting.
- distasteful I hope that distasteful joke wasn't directed at me.
- resistant Many are convinced that he is resistant to advice.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| repellent | steady | |
| disgusting | rising | |
| repulsive | steady | |
| revolting | steady | |
| distasteful | steady | |
| resistant | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- foul1, vile1
- 5 letters
- yucky2
- 6 letters
- wicked2, odious3, skanky
- 7 letters
- hideous3, hateful2, loathly
- 8 letters
- aversive3
- 9 letters
- resistant3, obnoxious3, repulsive3, revolting3, abhorrent3, repugnant3, loathsome2
- 10 letters
- disgusting3, unpleasant3, forbidding3, nauseating4, detestable, disgustful, unalluring
- 11 letters
- distasteful3, rebarbative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (yucky2 = 2 syllables).