as in shocked
filled with disgust
repelled reviewers couldn't believe how violent the movie was
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as in repulsed
to drive back
the defenders repelled the attacking army after several hours of fierce fighting
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as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust
the idea of chocolate-covered grasshoppers repels me
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as in resisted
to refuse to give in to
repelled the temptation to stay out late and call in sick the next day
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Recent Examples of repelled
Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
The Magic repelled the Pistons each time Detroit got close, like late in fourth quarter.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Stink bugs are repelled by smells like citrus, garlic, clove, and mint.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
The attack occurred in Benisheikh in Borno State, army spokesman Michael Onoja said in a statement, but it was repelled.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Groypers are repelled by the obsequiousness of pro-Trump influencers who are always willing to contort themselves to support the President’s latest actions.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
But Calgary repelled another Ducks power play and wrapped it up with Frost's empty-netter.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
But Calgary repelled another Ducks power play and wrapped it up with Frost’s empty-netter.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Any violence committed against an uninvolved third party in response to a crime is itself a new crime that can be justly repelled or punished.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
They were met by police who repelled them with tear gas, rubber bullets and pepper spray.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
The Magic repelled the Pistons each time Detroit got close, like late in fourth quarter.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
Stink bugs are repelled by smells like citrus, garlic, clove, and mint.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
The attack occurred in Benisheikh in Borno State, army spokesman Michael Onoja said in a statement, but it was repelled.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Groypers are repelled by the obsequiousness of pro-Trump influencers who are always willing to contort themselves to support the President’s latest actions.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
But Calgary repelled another Ducks power play and wrapped it up with Frost's empty-netter.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
But Calgary repelled another Ducks power play and wrapped it up with Frost’s empty-netter.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Any violence committed against an uninvolved third party in response to a crime is itself a new crime that can be justly repelled or punished.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repelled
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Or Scott Spiezio, whose three-run thunderbolt into the right field box seats in Game 6 of the World Series against San Francisco started the comeback from a 3-2 series deficit that led to those looks of shocked amazement among long-time Angels employees the next night.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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After one bite, Chris looked shocked.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Apr. 2026
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Pheidippides, legendary Greek hēmerodromos, or courier, who is popularly believed to have run 40 km (about 25 miles) from the battlefield at Marathon to Athens in 490 bce, to report that the Athenians, in a single afternoon, had repulsed the first Persian invasion of Greece.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
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Cilantro, a polarizing herb that’s either adored in Mexican, Southeast Asian, and Indian cuisines, or repulsed by those who detect a nauseating soapy taste.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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The researchers also found that being young, female, and well educated increased the odds that someone would be moist averse, as did being disgusted more generally by bodily functions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Some were disgusted, while others were filled with joy.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Despite his undeniable brilliance, Orson Welles’s career resisted stability.—
Michelle Duncan,
Architectural Digest,
22 Apr. 2026
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His relatives had resisted efforts to subpoena them to the grand jury, according to court filings in the dispute.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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This animal is really, really very, very, very sick.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Cameron Collins was sick of Joe Biden.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The trial over visitation and grandparents' rights began in October 2025 and has made headlines with Scott claiming his late wife's parents are largely responsible for his wife's death and for gross medical misconduct that sickened his daughter.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Those pelican numbers were very high because of a toxic algae bloom off Southern California that sickened the birds with domoic acid poisoning.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Reggie Miller was opposed, but Kyle Korver and Larry Bird were open to it.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Democrats have opposed the president’s efforts but long ago sacrificed the moral high ground.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Police said the two male juveniles became angered when the other three would not take them to buy marijuana.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Repelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repelled. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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