repulsive
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Synonyms & Antonyms for repulsive
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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), repugnant, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly
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Parting Shot The cockroach has been around in some form for about 300 million years, as the repulsive insect’s proven to be an extraordinarily resilient species. — Jeff Bailey, The Denver Post, "From Colorado wrestling champ to prison inmate, UFC star Ian Heinisch looks to make most of second chance in life," 16 Aug. 2019 Seeing that her gambit has disquieted Cindy (Tanya Gorlow) and Christina (Dominique Corona), the outrageous yet ever-gracious Fefu explains her attraction to repulsive ideas by way of a metaphor. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Under-performed feminist masterpiece ‘Fefu and Her Friends’ is reborn at the Odyssey," 13 Aug. 2019 Viazovska, Cohn and their collaborators restricted their attention to the universe of repulsive forces. — Quanta Magazine, "Out of a Magic Math Function, One Solution to Rule Them All," 13 May 2019 And in the future, this will feel as repulsive to future generations as persecution of any other group feels to us now. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Americans Can't Admit Concentration Camps Exist in the U.S. Because They're Shameless," 20 June 2019 SRG’s main scientific goal is cosmological: to create a 3D map of the cosmos that will reveal how the Universe accelerates under the mysterious repulsive force called dark energy. — Davide Castelvecchi, Scientific American, "New Space Telescope Will Map the Universe in High-energy X-rays," 17 June 2019 The Casimir interaction between teflon and gold is repulsive and functions primarily at short wavelengths. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Researchers balance Casimir effects, make tiny hoverboard," 6 June 2019 What is repulsive in one part of the world, in another is simply lunch. — The Editors, Outside Online, "The Weirdest Stories We've Ever Told," 4 June 2019 The physician must have at his command a certain ready wit, as dourness is repulsive both to the healthy and the sick. — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, "Gavin Francis," 23 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'repulsive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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