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Detailed Synonyms for repelling in English

repelling:

repelling [the ~] nom

  1. the repelling
    the turn down; the rejecting; the refusing; the repelling

Related Words for "repelling":

  • repellingly

Alternate Synonyms for "repelling":


repel:

to repel verbe (repels, repelled, repelling)

  1. to repel
    to banish; to expel; to ban; to ostracize; to exile; to repel; to drive out; to exorcize; to dispel; to drive away; to exorcise; to drive off; to ostracise
    • banish verbe (banishs, banished, banishing)
    • expel verbe (expels, expelled, expelling)
    • ban verbe (bans, banned, banning)
    • ostracize verbe, américain (ostracizes, ostracized, ostracizing)
    • exile verbe (exiles, exiled, exiling)
    • repel verbe (repels, repelled, repelling)
    • drive out verbe (drives out, drove out, driving out)
    • exorcize verbe, américain (exorcizes, exorcized, exorcizing)
    • dispel verbe (dispels, dispelled, dispelling)
    • drive away verbe (drives away, drove away, driving away)
    • exorcise verbe, britannique (exorcises, exorcised, exorcising)
    • drive off verbe (drives off, drove off, driving off)
    • ostracise verbe, britannique
  2. to repel
    – reject outright and bluntly 1
    to repel; to snub; rebuff
    – reject outright and bluntly 1
    • repel verbe (repels, repelled, repelling)
    • snub verbe (snubs, snubbed, snubbing)
      • She snubbed his proposal1
    • rebuff verbe
  3. to repel
    – force or drive back 1
    to repel; rebuff; to repulse; to drive back; fight off
    – force or drive back 1
    • repel verbe (repels, repelled, repelling)
      • repel the attacker1
    • rebuff verbe
      • rebuff the attack1
    • repulse verbe (repulses, repulsed, repulsing)
    • drive back verbe (drives back, drove back, driving back)
    • fight off verbe
      • fight off the onslaught1
  4. to repel
    – cause to move back by force or influence 1
    to drive; to repel; to repulse; to force back; to beat back; push back
    – cause to move back by force or influence 1
    • drive verbe (drives, drove, driving)
    • repel verbe (repels, repelled, repelling)
      • repel the enemy1
    • repulse verbe (repulses, repulsed, repulsing)
    • force back verbe (forces back, forced back, forcing back)
    • beat back verbe (beats back, beated back, beating back)
      • beat back the invaders1
    • push back verbe
      • push back the urge to smoke1
  5. to repel
    – be repellent to; cause aversion in 1
    to repel; to repulse
    – be repellent to; cause aversion in 1
    • repel verbe (repels, repelled, repelling)
    • repulse verbe (repulses, repulsed, repulsing)
  6. to repel
    – fill with distaste 1
    to revolt; to repel; to disgust; gross out
    – fill with distaste 1
    • revolt verbe (revolts, revolted, revolting)
    • repel verbe (repels, repelled, repelling)
    • disgust verbe (disgusts, disgusted, disgusting)
      • This spoilt food disgusts me1
    • gross out verbe

Conjugations for repel:

present
  1. repel
  2. repel
  3. repels
  4. repel
  5. repel
  6. repel
simple past
  1. repelled
  2. repelled
  3. repelled
  4. repelled
  5. repelled
  6. repelled
present perfect
  1. have repelled
  2. have repelled
  3. has repelled
  4. have repelled
  5. have repelled
  6. have repelled
past continuous
  1. was repelling
  2. were repelling
  3. was repelling
  4. were repelling
  5. were repelling
  6. were repelling
future
  1. shall repel
  2. will repel
  3. will repel
  4. shall repel
  5. will repel
  6. will repel
continuous present
  1. am repelling
  2. are repelling
  3. is repelling
  4. are repelling
  5. are repelling
  6. are repelling
subjunctive
  1. be repelled
  2. be repelled
  3. be repelled
  4. be repelled
  5. be repelled
  6. be repelled
diverse
  1. repel!
  2. let's repel!
  3. repelled
  4. repelling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

repel

  1. repel

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Antonyms for "repel":


Related Definitions for "repel":

  1. reject outright and bluntly1
  2. force or drive back1
    • repel the attacker1
  3. cause to move back by force or influence1
    • repel the enemy1
  4. be repellent to; cause aversion in1
  5. fill with distaste1