Synonyms of the word repellent


REPELLENTCOMPOUND - DISGUSTFUL - DISGUSTING - DISTASTEFUL - FOUL - LOATHLY - LOATHSOME - NONABSORBENT - NONABSORPTIVE - OFFENSIVE - POWER - POWERFULNESS - REBARBATIVE - REPELLANT - REPELLING - RESISTANT - REVOLTING - SKANKY - UNPLEASANT - WICKED - YUCKY

repellent

  • adj. tending or able to repel; driving back.
  • adj. repulsive, inspiring aversion.
  • adj. resistant or impervious to something.
  • n. someone who repels.
  • n. a substance used to repel insects.
  • n. a substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something.

compound

  • n. an enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
  • n. a group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
  • adj. composed of elements; not simple.
  • adj. (music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
  • n. Anything made by combining several things.
  • n. (chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination elements.
  • n. (chemistry) A substance formed by chemical union of two or more ingredients in definite proportions by…
  • n. (linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem; compound word; for example laptop, formed…
  • v. (transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts.
  • v. (transitive) To assemble (ingredients) into a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.
  • v. (transitive) To modify or change by combination with some other thing or part; to mingle with something…
  • v. (transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
  • v. (transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise.
  • v. (intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to agree; to settle by a compromise; usually followed by…
  • v. (transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
  • v. (transitive) To worsen a situation.

disgustful

  • adj. (archaic) disgusting, vile.
  • adj. Full of disgust.

disgusting

  • adj. Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
  • v. present participle of disgust.

distasteful

  • adj. Having a bad or foul taste.
  • adj. (figuratively) Unpleasant.
  • adj. Offensive.

foul

  • adj. Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
  • adj. (of words or a way of speaking) obscene, vulgar or abusive.
  • adj. Detestable, unpleasant.
  • adj. Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
  • adj. (obsolete) Ugly; homely; poor.
  • adj. (of the weather) Unpleasant, stormy or rainy.
  • adj. Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
  • adj. (nautical) Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
  • adj. (baseball) Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
  • v. (transitive) To make dirty.
  • v. (transitive) To besmirch.
  • v. (transitive) To clog or obstruct.
  • v. (transitive, nautical) To entangle.
  • v. (transitive, basketball) To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
  • v. (transitive, baseball) To hit outside of the baselines.
  • v. (intransitive) To become clogged.
  • v. (intransitive) To become entangled.
  • v. (intransitive, basketball) To commit a foul.
  • v. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
  • n. (sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing…
  • n. (bowling) A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released…
  • n. (baseball) A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.

loathly

  • adj. loathsome; hideous.
  • adv. In a loathsome manner; disgustingly.
  • adv. Unwillingly; reluctantly.

loathsome

  • adj. highly offensive; sickening, abominable.

nonabsorbent

  • adj. Not absorbent; unable to absorb.

nonabsorptive

  • adj. Not absorptive.

offensive

  • adj. Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred.
  • adj. Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
  • adj. (team sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.
  • n. (countable, military) An attack.
  • n. (uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.

power

  • n. (social) Ability to coerce, influence or control.
  • n. (physical, uncountable) Effectiveness.
  • n. (mathematics).
  • n. (biblical, in the plural) In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels,…
  • v. (transitive) To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).
  • v. (transitive) To hit or kick something forcefully.
  • v. To enable or provide the impetus for.
  • adj. (Singapore, colloquial) Impressive.

powerfulness

  • n. The quality of being powerful.

rebarbative

  • adj. Irritating, repellent.

repellant

  • adj. Alternative form of repellent.
  • n. Alternative form of repellent.

repelling

  • v. present participle of repel.

resistant

  • n. A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
  • n. A thing which resists.
  • adj. Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
  • adj. Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature,…
  • adj. (statistics) Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.

revolting

  • v. present participle of revolt.
  • n. revolution (The action of the verb to revolt).
  • adj. repulsive, disgusting.

skanky

  • adj. (slang) in the manner of a skank (disreputable woman).
  • adj. (British slang) vile.

unpleasant

  • adj. Not pleasant.

wicked

  • adj. Evil or mischievous by nature.
  • adj. (slang) Excellent; awesome; masterful; deeply satisfying.
  • adv. (slang, New England, Britain) Very, extremely.
  • n. (usually humorous) People who are wicked.
  • v. simple past tense and past participle of wick.
  • adj. Having a wick.
  • adj. (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Infested with maggots.

yucky

  • adj. (colloquial, often childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.

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