Defenition of the word repel
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Defenition of the word repel
- fill with distaste
- reject outright and bluntly
- cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
- be repellent to; cause aversion in
- force or drive back; "repel the attacker"
- reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"
- force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
- fill with distaste; "This spoilt food disgusts me"
- force or drive back
- cause to move back by force or influence
Synonyms for the word repel
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- beat back
- brush off
- deter
- disgust
- drive
- drive back
- drive off
- fend off
- fight off
- force back
- hold off
- keep at bay
- keep away
- make you feel sick
- nauseate
- prevent
- push back
- rebuff
- repulse
- resist
- revolt
- sicken
- snub
- turn off
- ward off
Similar words in the repel
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- repel
- repelled
- repellent
- repellents
- repelling
- repels
Hyponyms for the word repel
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- churn up
- disgust
- nauseate
- put off
- revolt
- sicken
- turn off
- turn one's stomach
Hypernyms for the word repel
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- defend
- disdain
- displease
- excite
- fight
- fight back
- fight down
- force
- freeze off
- oppose
- pooh-pooh
- push
- reject
- scorn
- spurn
- stimulate
- stir
- turn down
Antonyms for the word repel
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- appeal
- attract
- draw
- draw in
- pull
- pull in
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