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
Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 18 Feb. 2026
Volgograd Governor Andrey Bocharov said air defenses repelled a missile attack and that falling debris triggered a fire at a military facility near Kotluban.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Another white woman my father spoke with rejected the Manasseh Club because she was repelled by members’ fixation on light skin.
—Dorothy Roberts, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Though they’re attracted to low electrical fields emitted by smaller fish, they are repelled by the strength of the field from the device.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
The military said security forces had repelled attempts by militants to seize control of any city or strategic installation.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
In other attacks, militants attempted to storm the provincial headquarters of paramilitary forces in Nushki district, but the attack was repelled, police said.
—Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
And there were the soldiers of the Army of the Potomac’s II Corps, who successfully repelled Lee’s frontal assault on the Union center.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
The polarising move attracted the right people and repelled the wrong ones without her spending any energy filtering.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
That idea repelled him to his core.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 18 Feb. 2026
Volgograd Governor Andrey Bocharov said air defenses repelled a missile attack and that falling debris triggered a fire at a military facility near Kotluban.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Another white woman my father spoke with rejected the Manasseh Club because she was repelled by members’ fixation on light skin.
—Dorothy Roberts, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Though they’re attracted to low electrical fields emitted by smaller fish, they are repelled by the strength of the field from the device.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
The military said security forces had repelled attempts by militants to seize control of any city or strategic installation.
—Reuters, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
In other attacks, militants attempted to storm the provincial headquarters of paramilitary forces in Nushki district, but the attack was repelled, police said.
—Abdul Sattar, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
And there were the soldiers of the Army of the Potomac’s II Corps, who successfully repelled Lee’s frontal assault on the Union center.
—Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
The polarising move attracted the right people and repelled the wrong ones without her spending any energy filtering.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repelled
Adjective
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Tuesday morning’s news came without warning to members of the MLBPA, leaving them shocked.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Homan looked shocked and denied the allegation.—
Julia Frankel,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And Republicans are among those repulsed by the ongoing scandals.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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That effort quickly repulsed decent Americans.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Pelicot is disgusted by the question.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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But what are the limits to how much an advertiser might want to make their audience feel uncomfortable or disgusted?—
Ralph Jones,
HubSpot,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Black communities in Philadelphia have always resisted and mobilized for educational justice.—
Leana Cabral,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Olsky's mother, under 70 pounds and nine months pregnant, was put in the sick car on the train, surrounded by sick and dying women.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Edgar finds them together, gets angry and Cathy gets even sicker.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Now, the current energy crisis has made the situation so much worse that residents, sickened by the stench and the flies, have started burning the garbage, covering parts of Havana with unhealthy blankets of smoke, Cuban independent news outlet 14ymedio reported.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Samoan officials later said Kennedy’s trip bolstered the credibility of anti-vaccine activists before the measles outbreak, which sickened thousands of people and killed 83, mostly children under age 5.—
Matt Brown,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Palestinian Authority wants to govern both territories ahead of eventual statehood, something to which Israel is adamantly opposed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Bowden and three other physicians sued doctors, medical boards and the Federation of State Medical Boards, accusing them of conspiring to punish doctors who opposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates and treatments that did not adhere to medical boards’ guidelines.—
Evan MacDonald,
Houston Chronicle,
13 Feb. 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 22 Feb. 2026.
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