| VERB | contact | repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back | cause to move back / back by force or influence |
|---|---|---|---|
| emotion | repel, repulse | be repellent to | |
| competition | repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back | force or drive back | |
| communication | repel, rebuff, snub | reject outright and bluntly | |
| perception | repel, disgust, gross out, revolt | fill with distaste |
| Sounds | rihpeh'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aix-la-Chapelle ... zinfandel / Zinfandel: 95 rhymes with ehl... | |
| Meaning | Cause to move back / back by force or influence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "repel the enemy" | |
| Synonyms | drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back | |
| Broader | push, force | Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| Opposite | attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes |
| Similar to | drive | Cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force |
| Spanish | repeler, repulsar | |
| Catalan | repel·lir | |
| Adjectives | repulsive | possessing the ability to repel |
| Meaning | Be repellent to; cause aversion in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to repel Sue | |
| Synonym | repulse | |
| Narrower | disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up | Cause aversion in |
| turn off, put off | Cause to feel intense dislike or distaste | |
| Broader | displease | Give displeasure to |
| Opposite | attract, appeal | Be attractive to |
| Spanish | rechazar, repeler, repulsar | |
| Catalan | rebutjar, repel·lir | |
| Adjectives | repellant | serving or tending to repel |
| repellent, repellant | highly offensive | |
| repulsive | offensive to the mind | |
| repulsive | so extremely ugly as to be terrifying | |
| Nouns | repellent, repellant | a chemical substance that repels animals |
| Meaning | Force or drive back. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "repel the attacker" | |
| Synonyms | repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back | |
| Broader | fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend | fight against or resist strongly |
| Spanish | repeler, repulsar | |
| Catalan | repel·lir | |
| Adjectives | repulsive | possessing the ability to repel |
| Meaning | Reject outright and bluntly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | rebuff, snub | |
| Broader | reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down | Reject with contempt |
| Spanish | despreciar, repugnar | |
| Catalan | menysprear, repugnar | |
| Meaning | Fill with distaste. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | disgust, gross out, revolt | |
| Narrower | sicken, nauseate, turn one's stomach | upset and make nauseated |
| Broader | stimulate, excite, stir | Stir feelings in |
| Spanish | asquear, dar asco, rechazar, repeler, repugnar | |
| Catalan | fastiguejar, fer fàstic, rebutjar, repel·lir, repugnar | |
| Adjectives | repellant | serving or tending to repel |
| repellent, repellant | highly offensive | |
| repulsive | offensive to the mind | |
| repulsive | so extremely ugly as to be terrifying | |
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