repulse
English Thesaurus
1. an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | rejection, |
| definition | : | the speech act of rejecting (noun.communication) |
2. force or drive back (verb.competition)
3. cause to move back by force or influence (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | force, push, |
| definition | : | move with force, (verb.motion) |
| verb group | : | drive, |
| definition | : | cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force (verb.contact) |
4. be repellent to; cause aversion in (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | displease, |
| definition | : | give displeasure to (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | put off, turn off, |
| definition | : | cause to feel intense dislike or distaste (verb.emotion) |
5. an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | rebuff, repel, snub, |
| definition | : | reject outright and bluntly (verb.communication) |
6. force or drive back (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | repulsion, standoff, |
| definition | : | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rebuff, repulse, snub, |
| definition | : | an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | repulsive, |
| definition | : | possessing the ability to repel (adj.all) |
7. cause to move back by force or influence (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
| definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | repulsion, standoff, |
| definition | : | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | push back, rollback, |
| definition | : | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rebuff, repulse, snub, |
| definition | : | an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | repulsive, |
| definition | : | possessing the ability to repel (adj.all) |
8. be repellent to; cause aversion in (verb.emotion)
| antonym | : | appeal, attract, |
| definition | : | be attractive to (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | repellant, repellent, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance that repels animals (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | hideous, repulsive, |
| definition | : | so extremely ugly as to be terrifying (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky, |
| definition | : | highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust (adj.all) |
9. an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | rebuff, repel, snub, |
| definition | : | reject outright and bluntly (verb.communication) |
10. force or drive back (verb.competition)
| derivation | : | repulsion, standoff, |
| definition | : | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rebuff, repulse, snub, |
| definition | : | an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | repulsive, |
| definition | : | possessing the ability to repel (adj.all) |
11. cause to move back by force or influence (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | attract, draw, draw in, pull, pull in, |
| definition | : | direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | repulsion, standoff, |
| definition | : | the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | push back, rollback, |
| definition | : | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | rebuff, repulse, snub, |
| definition | : | an instance of driving away or warding off (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | repulsive, |
| definition | : | possessing the ability to repel (adj.all) |
12. be repellent to; cause aversion in (verb.emotion)
| antonym | : | appeal, attract, |
| definition | : | be attractive to (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | repellant, repellent, |
| definition | : | a chemical substance that repels animals (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | hideous, repulsive, |
| definition | : | so extremely ugly as to be terrifying (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky, |
| definition | : | highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust (adj.all) |
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