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Synonyms & Antonyms for repugnant
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abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, evil, foul, fulsome, gross, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, rancid, repellent (also repellant), repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly
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To blame a sitting president for the mass murders of innocent people is in itself repugnant. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: Letter is hateful, horrible accusation of Americans," 9 Aug. 2019 My question is when will the day of reckoning come for those on the left whose own abhorrent and repugnant views are inconsistent with our values? — Fox News, "Morgan Freeman's team accuses CNN of defamation," 31 May 2018 Eventually his antics were so repugnant that the Church was obliged to remove him from his post. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, "Exploring Polynesia's Islands by Cruise," 28 June 2019 Her face in the darkness was anonymous, repugnant, fantastic. — Benjamin Moser, Harper's magazine, "The Indirect World," 10 Apr. 2019 The concept of closing the doors to immigrants is repugnant to the concept of America. — Jo Ann Zuniga, Houston Chronicle, "Time to write a new chapter on what truly makes America great," 9 May 2018 Born into a Jewish family that found violence repugnant, Mr. Rosenblatt recalls being bullied as a child and programmed to run away from fights—and not with the intention of fighting another day. — Gordon Marino, WSJ, "‘Why We Fight’ Review: Punch-Drunk Love," 10 Jan. 2019 Except in this week’s episode, things are openly repugnant, even in the daylight. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Sharp Objects Episode 5: Adora Is Officially the Worst Mother Ever," 6 Aug. 2018 The irony is that both Michael Spender and John Auden came to think of empire as repugnant. — Neel Mukherjee, WSJ, "‘The Last Englishmen’ Review: India, Everest and Empire," 23 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'repugnant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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