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also repellant
as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
your snobbish behavior towards my friends is so repellent I can't stand to be around you anymore
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Recent Examples of repellent
That goes for bars of pungent soap, essential oils, sonic repellant devices, and hanging up pennies in bags of water, a favorite Internet myth.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
Try Natural Repellants There are a number of natural repellant products that can be used to keep gophers at bay, but these products work best if they’re switched up from time to time so that gophers don’t get too comfy with them.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Bamboo-viscose is also naturally repellent to odors and allergens, making this set a great choice for people with sensitive skin, too.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
Their strong scent repels certain bugs like flies and mosquitos—even wasps—on top of the repellent qualities of rosemary.
—Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
Try Natural Repellants There are a number of natural repellant products that can be used to keep gophers at bay, but these products work best if they’re switched up from time to time so that gophers don’t get too comfy with them.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Bamboo-viscose is also naturally repellent to odors and allergens, making this set a great choice for people with sensitive skin, too.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
Their strong scent repels certain bugs like flies and mosquitos—even wasps—on top of the repellent qualities of rosemary.
—Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repellent
Adjective
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This was in itself disgusting but also came to represent the city’s problems.—
Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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Living under an openly misogynistic president may have felt freakish in 2017, but by his second term, bigotry became yet another disgusting norm.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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An ugly first period added to the initial grimness.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Their pricey homegrown core — Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs — combined to go 13-of-42 from the field and an ugly 1-of-13 from deep.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The par 3 celebrity caddie idea is awful.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
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That's going to be awful difficult!—
Ashley Velie,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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On that horrible day, Dad was outside his vehicle supervising a ditch cleaning operation when a driver ignored traffic control devices, drove through a closed lane, and struck him, pinning him between two vehicles.—
Allysson Bornt,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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And every family has that annoying uncle that makes horrible jokes or one situation after another.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In a sickening moment broadcast live after Boyes’s shot missed, Long moved quickly about, shooting many hostages.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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The feds also looked over Bied’s sickening business partnership with his co-conspirator in Indonesia, who Bied purchased multiple orangutan and Javan leopard skulls from.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Only Nicky and Morgan really appreciate how strange Linda is or how obnoxious their sister Natalie has become.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Mostly, Julian and Lori take turns thwarting his obnoxious kids and threatening to quit.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Car launches are generally ghastly events, and this was way down there with the most hideous… and perhaps gave a clue as to why VW struggles to match its huge European sales success in America.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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The hideous prospect of interviewing for jobs even more pointless than this one appears before me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Zendaya and Robert Pattinson star in Kristoffer Borgli’s rug-pull rom-com, which follows a soon-to-be-married couple whose relationship implodes after a shocking revelation.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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The series abruptly concluded with Lois' shocking pregnancy news and Malcolm just starting his freshman year at Harvard.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Repellent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repellent. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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