repulsion
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Synonyms for repulsion
Synonyms
aversion, disgust, distaste, horror, loathing, nausea, repugnance, revulsion
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The requirement that the spheres not overlap translates into an infinitely strong repulsion when their center points are closer together than the diameter of the spheres. — Quanta Magazine, "Out of a Magic Math Function, One Solution to Rule Them All," 13 May 2019 So Darwinists would say, our repulsion to them is actually a pretty useful adaptation. — National Geographic, "Episode 3: Rats and humans—a love story," 25 June 2019 While these two are caught up in attraction-repulsion, the story’s villains are busy trying to commandeer Antoinette’s inheritance. — Daryl H. Miller, latimes.com, "A fun ‘Bronco Billy’ roams the Wild West to a disco beat," 11 June 2019 But before long, her infatuation segues into repulsion. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, "Female Friendships Are the Best, Until They Aren't," 20 June 2019 These rules include attraction, whereby the fish move closer to their neighbors, and repulsion, whereby the fish increase their distance from their neighbors. — Lucas Joel, New York Times, "A School of Fish, Captured in a Fossil," 29 May 2019 The new work, done by a collaboration between scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and Hong Kong University, involved figuring out how to do both attraction and repulsion at the same time. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Researchers balance Casimir effects, make tiny hoverboard," 6 June 2019 There does seem to be a special, visceral repulsion among some voters toward the president. — Dylan Scott, Vox, "The suburbs abandoned Republicans in 2018, and they might not be coming back.," 26 Dec. 2018 That overlap brings the proton waves close enough so that another force — the strong nuclear force, which kicks in only at extremely small distances — can overcome the particles’ electrical repulsion. — Tim Folger, Discover Magazine, "How Quantum Mechanics Lets Us See, Smell and Touch," 24 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'repulsion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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