Synonyms for repulsive
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Similar
ugly, hideous, disgusting, abhorrent, detestable, unpleasant, vile, revolting, repugnant, loathsome, repellent, offensive, obscene, nauseating, odious, hateful, execrable, sickening, disagreeable, nasty, obnoxious, ghastly
Other
mesel dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
Related words
- Word family
- repulsively repulsiveness
Example sentences
- ugly Between you and me, the fat ugly man is on a diet.
- disgusting What's the most disgusting food you've ever eaten?
- hideous Some things get more hideous, when you clean them.
- abhorrent The behaviour of the kids during the lesson was abhorrent.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| repulsive | steady | |
| ugly | rising | |
| disgusting | rising | |
| hideous | rising | |
| abhorrent | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ugly2, vile1
- 5 letters
- nasty2, mesel
- 6 letters
- odious3
- 7 letters
- hideous3, obscene2, hateful2, ghastly2
- 9 letters
- offensive3, obnoxious3, sickening3, abhorrent3, revolting3, repugnant3, repellent3, loathsome2, execrable4
- 10 letters
- disgusting3, unpleasant3, nauseating4, detestable
- 12 letters
- disagreeable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ugly2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- repoussant