repugnant

adjective

ri-ˈpəg-nənt How to pronounce repugnant (audio)
Definition of repugnantnext
1
as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment graffiti that featured absolutely repugnant racial slurs

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2
as in inconsistent
not being in agreement or harmony technically speaking, it may not be a violation, but it is certainly repugnant to the spirit of the law

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Recent Examples of repugnant Charlie, Rachel and Mike’s confessions range between youthfully jerky to downright repugnant. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Maybe the closest thing the movie has to a thesis comes when one of the contestants flies a drone to the sisters and tries to offer a compromise via a loophole in the rules that could spare all of them, if Grace is willing to make a repugnant sacrifice. — Jada Yuan, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026 Worse, to erase victims is an attempt to shrink the blast radius of the repugnant abuse and crimes committed. — Monica Lewinsky, Vanity Fair, 26 Feb. 2026 However, some previous instances have been fairly repugnant. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for repugnant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repugnant
  1. disgusting
  2. inconsistent
  3. ugly
  4. conflicting
  5. sickening
  6. awful
  7. horrible
  8. obnoxious
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  • This whole situation is discriminatory, disgusting, and quite frankly, Orwellian.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That it’s populated with disgusting creatures and monsters, Jackson’s forté, doesn’t hurt.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of disgusting
Adjective
  • Jalen Coker’s three-year, $36 million contract solidified him as Carolina’s WR2, and his Round 11 ADP looks like a bargain compared to Tetairoa McMillan’s Round 4 price given the target competition around Bryce Young’s inconsistent passing attack.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The pitch had inconsistent shape and was difficult to command.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of inconsistent
Adjective
  • The animation is truly ugly, the characters moving at the framerate of a PowerPoint and looking less like the animals they’re supposed to be than weird hybrid troll creatures.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The wrong paint color, outdated furniture, and yes, even an ugly light fixture could be aging your home and (ugh) majorly cramping its style.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of ugly
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  • If your adjusters still need to move between multiple systems, reconcile conflicting information or manually validate data, the technology is most likely adding complexity instead of eliminating it.
    — David Tobias, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The statement comes after conflicting comments across social media suggested Thomas had died.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of conflicting
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  • Wildlife officials had found that many of these poisons worked their way through the food chain, sickening and killing owls, raptors, coyotes and mountain lions.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • More importantly, the China business, long a stalwart, started a sickening double-digit decline.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sickening
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  • But that team’s awful 2026 season meant any shock switch was a non-starter.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Kavulich believes that at some point, the situation is going to turn so awful that either Cuban leaders will be forced to change, or the United States will intervene.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of awful
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  • Whatever cloud of innocence has hung over Jo’s life until this point is shattered, both parents struggling how to navigate the horrible experience from an emotional as well as a purely bureaucratic perspective.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • After years of seeing enough photos of fabulous wealth and horrible tragedy, these types of images cease to shock us.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of horrible
Adjective
  • Stuff like Caitlin Clark getting mugged with no foul being called, or Sophie Cunningham pointing at some obnoxious player, or ESPN drooling over a coach wearing a pro-trans shirt.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the running frenemy dynamic between senior trooper Thorny (Chandrasekhar) and his coarse, obnoxious colleague Farva (Kevin Heffernan) takes more strain than usual when Farva becomes engaged to Thorny’s sister Sarita (Hannah Simone).
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
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