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
This was a political decision and a really repugnant one at that.
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CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
The head of the Zionist Organization of America endorsed Trump’s repugnant scheme.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
James and other Black characters code switch when white characters are present; on his own, James interrogates philosophers like Voltaire for his repugnant views on slavery.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
The only thing to be improved about Better Man is the title (not to be confused with A Different Man, the repugnant indie film about deformity).
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
The head of the Zionist Organization of America endorsed Trump’s repugnant scheme.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2025
James and other Black characters code switch when white characters are present; on his own, James interrogates philosophers like Voltaire for his repugnant views on slavery.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
The only thing to be improved about Better Man is the title (not to be confused with A Different Man, the repugnant indie film about deformity).
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repugnant
Adjective
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The fridge was smelly and disgusting before it was replaced about a week later.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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But that’s no excuse for using this disgusting word.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Orlando Sentinel Chicago has been inconsistent this season, most recently losing to Nashville SC 7-2, and has gone winless in the last five matches.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2025
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Many people liked the programming enough to tune in, but the quality of early educational broadcast experiments was inconsistent.—
Josh Shepperd,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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The biggest storyline in the series, however, has been all of the ugly hits and bad blood between the two state rivals.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Brinkley in her book describes one ugly scene when Joel, deep in his cups, ate a heap of spaghetti directly from a large pan on the stove, then vehemently kicked everyone out of the house for eating his pasta.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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These are two starkly conflicting therapeutic pieces of advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Woman Found Alive and 'Gasping for Air' in Body Bag at Iowa Funeral Home The conflicting accounts weighed heavily on the family’s mental state.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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And once the sickening jolts of the combat takeoff had ended and Bui slowly grew accustomed to the noise and the pressure of the C-130, the taste of KFC stopped his crying.—
Jennifer Brookland,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2025
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To take but one example, the riots that convulsed swatches of England and Northern Ireland last year were fueled by social media accounts claiming sickening crimes by immigrants, amplified by right-wing accounts.—
David Robert Grimes,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2025
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Before the turn of the year, Manchester City were stuck in an awful rut.—
Sam Tighe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The grandson of the benefactor whose maiden name christens the auditorium itself (The Fish Theater, which spawns a stream of awful fish puns as long as a whale), Jack was born into ballet and defends dance with every fiber of his being.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
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Big, wonderful, funny, horrible, strange, sad, great life.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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One of our group hunted it on a rainy afternoon — traditionally a horrible time to bag a bird — and killed a 3-year-old tom. —A.M. Don’t Become Overly Reliant on Your Cameras Cameras aren’t magic.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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Within the span of a few days, an innocuous speck can turn a loaf of bread from prime sandwich material into a hideous mass of blue-green fuzz—an appetite-killing sight if ever there was one.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
1 May 2025
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The Imperial City Sewers you’re meant to traverse while learning the basics of the game look hideous and vile.—
Jamal Michel,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Repugnant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repugnant. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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