Repulsive

  • 31repulsive — Synonyms and related words: abhorrent, abominable, arrant, atrocious, awful, bad, bad smelling, barfy, base, beastly, below contempt, beneath contempt, blameworthy, brutal, contemptible, crappy, crude, deplorable, despicable, detestable,… …

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  • 32repulsive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Disgusting] Syn. repugnant, odious, forbidding, horrid; see offensive 2 . 2. [Capable of repelling] Syn. resistant, repellent, offensive, unyielding, stubborn, opposing, retaliating, insurgent, counteracting, attacking,… …

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  • 33repulsive — re pul·sive || rɪ pÊŒlsɪv adj. tending to repel, driving away; distasteful, disgusting; causing two bodies to move away from one another (Physics) …

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  • 34repulsive — adjective 1》 arousing intense distaste or disgust. 2》 archaic lacking friendliness or sympathy. 3》 Physics relating to repulsion between objects. Derivatives repulsively adverb repulsiveness noun …

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  • 35repulsive — a. 1. Repelling, repellent. 2. Cold, reserved, repellent, forbidding, unpleasant, disagreeable, offensive, odious, hateful, disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, revolting …

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  • 36repulsive — adj 1. repugnant, repellent, offensive, revolting; nauseating, nauseous, sickening, disgusting; foul, vile, noisome, fulsome, noxious, mephitic; stinking, malodorous, reeking, fetid, rank, smelling, Inf. smelly, Inf. stinky; slimy, grimy, gooey,… …

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  • 37repulsive — re·pul·sive …

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  • 38repulsive — adjective Syn: disgusting, revolting, foul, nasty, obnoxious, sickening, nauseating, stomach churning Ant: attractive …

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  • 39repulsive — [rɪˈpʌlsɪv] adj extremely unpleasant Syn: disgusting …

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  • 40repulsive — re•pul•sive [[t]rɪˈpʌl sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) causing repugnance or aversion 2) cvb serving to repulse 3) cvb tending to drive away or keep at a distance; forbidding • Etymology: 1590–1600 re•pul′sive•ly, adv. re•pul′sive•ness, n …

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