Synonyms for repugnant
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
Related words
- Word family
- repugnantness repugnance
Example sentences
- disgusting What's the most disgusting food you've ever eaten?
- distasteful I hope that distasteful joke wasn't directed at me.
- abhorrent The behaviour of the kids during the lesson was abhorrent.
- detestable And therefore the Lord slew him, because he did a detestable thing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| repugnant | falling | |
| disgusting | rising | |
| distasteful | steady | |
| abhorrent | rising | |
| detestable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- yucky2
- 6 letters
- odious3
- 7 letters
- opposed2, hostile2, obscene2, hateful2
- 8 letters
- contrary3, inimical4
- 9 letters
- offensive3, obnoxious3, repulsive3, abhorrent3
- 10 letters
- disgusting3, unpleasant3, detestable
- 11 letters
- distasteful3, incongruous4
- 12 letters
- inconsistent4, incompatible5, antagonistic5
- 13 letters
- contradictory5
- 14 letters
- irreconcilable6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (yucky2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- répugnant