Repel

/ɹɪˈpɛl/

Synonyms for "repel" (202 found)

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Closest matches (41)

Verb(6 words)

disgustpush backrebuff repulsebeat backchased

abjure anticipate appall avert barbe proof againstbear upbear up againstbeat backbeat offblock bluntbrush asidebrush offbuck chasechase awaychase offcheck chill

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chuckchuck outcombat contemn conterminous contest contradict cool counter cut damp dampen debar decline

Adjective(1 words)

colonial era revolt

Strong matches (60)

deflect defy deny despise deter disaffect disapprove discard disclaim discount discourage disdain disgust dishearten disincline disinterest dismiss disown dispute disregard

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distract divertdrive awaydrive backduel endure estop except exclude fendfend offfight forbid foreclose forestall forswear frustrategive offensegross outhelp hinder holdhold at bayhold offhold out

Verb(12 words)

deny disgusted drivedrive backdrive offfend offfended fendsfight offforce backfrightengross out

Noun(3 words)

disgusts gag gross

Related words (101)

hold uphorrify ignore indisposekeep at baykeep fromkeep offnauseate obstruct obviate offend opposepack offparrypass bypass uppreclude prevent prohibitpush aside

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push backput backput offquench rebuff rebut recant refuserefuse to considerrefuse to receivereject reluct renounce repudiate repulse resist revoltrule outsave scoutsend awaysend offsend packingshockshove awaysicken snub spurn standstand upstave offstopthrow awaythrow outthrust backtraverse turnturn asideturn awayturn backturn fromturn offturn outturn the stomachwaiveward offweanwean fromwithstand

Verb(18 words)

nauseate nauseates offend rebuffed refuse reject repelled repulsed resisted revolt revolted shoo shooed shoos snub stavedward offyucked

Adjective(3 words)

nauseated nauseatingrepulsive conduct

Noun(11 words)

parries parrying rebuffing rebuffs repelling repulses repulsing revolts scares scaringturned off lights

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7 relation types

More general

24 entries

defenddefense actiondeny disdain displeaseemotional responseexcite fightfight backfight downforcefreeze offmove awaynegative affectoppose pooh-pooh

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More specific

9 entries

decline deflectdrive backfend offhorrify nauseate offend rebuff reject

Collocations

6 entries

mosquito repellentrepel a chargerepel intrudersrepel like chargesrepel moisturerepel pests

Inflections

3 entries

repelled repelling repels

Derivations

1 entries

repellent

Antonyms

1 entries

attract

similar

1 entries

drive

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

There are plants that repel insects.

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The people could repel the invasion.

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Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.

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I call the living, I mourn the dead, I repel lightning.

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