Repelling

Synonyms for "repelling" (66 found)

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Closest matches (14)

Strong matches (19)

Noun(5 words)
electric repulsionexclusionhydrophobicitykeep at baylike-charge repulsion
Adjective(3 words)

Related words (33)

Related word relations

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More general

13 entries
actionaffective actiondescriptoremotional responseforceforce phenomenoninteractionmaterial propertyphenomenonphysical interactionprocessqualitative descriptorsurface property

More specific

14 entries
aesthetic revulsiondefensive actiondeterrent actiondisgustingelectric repulsionelectrostatic repulsionhydrophobicitymagnetic repulsionmoral repulsionnoxiousoleophobicitysocial revulsionsteric repulsionwater repellence

Collocations

11 entries
electrostatic repulsionhydrophobicitymagnetic repulsionrepelling chargesrepelling forcerepelling interactionrepelling surfacerepulsive interactionsteric repulsionsurface repellencewater repellence

Inflections

5 entries
more repellingmost repellingrepelledrepellingsrepels

Derivations

6 entries

similar

1 entries

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He continues always being aggressive towards society, rather than repelling society and confining himself.

Source: tatoeba (10040250)

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