Synonyms of repulsed

repulsed 1 of 2

adjective

as in shocked

filled with disgust

I am repulsed that you think it's OK to cheat on your taxes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shocked
• disgusted
• sick
• revolted
• angered
• repelled
• angry
• outraged
• sickened
• nauseated
• infuriated
• enraged
• upset
• indignant
• displeased
• fed up
• weary
• incensed
• irate
• apoplectic
• riled
• livid
• furious
• wrought (up)
• fuming
• worked up
• mad
• sore
• steaming
• rankled
• cheesed off
• ticked
• shirty
• roiled
• horn-mad
• teed off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• satisfied
• pleased
• gratified
• thankful
• charmed
• fascinated
• thrilled
• enthralled
• tickled
• enchanted
• spellbound
• entranced
• mesmerized
• beguiled
• bewitched
• captivated

repulsed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of repulse

1

as in disgusted

to cause to feel disgust

the smell of that town's paper mill totally repulses me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disgusted
• sickened
• repelled
• appalled
• horrified
• revolted
• nauseated
• shocked
• outraged
• displeased
• grossed out
• put off
• distressed
• insulted
• offended
• turned off
• turned one's stomach
• disquieted
• affronted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attracted
• tempted
• pulled
• fascinated
• seduced
• lured
• charmed
• drew
• captivated
• enticed
• pleased
• disarmed
• enchanted
• delighted
• gratified
• bewitched
• beguiled
• rejoiced
• tickled
• allured
• interested
• entranced
• enthralled
• intrigued
• appealed (to)
• enraptured

2

as in repelled

to drive back

the defense repeatedly repulsed all of the offense's attempts to move the ball forward, keeping them firmly planted on the 20-yard line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• repelled
• resisted
• fought
• turned back
• turned away
• rebutted
• opposed
• deflected
• withstood
• fended (off)
• beat off
• staved off
• rebuffed
• spurned
• held off
• defied
• stood off
• snubbed
• warded (off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• welcomed
• embraced
• hailed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repulsed

Adjective

Regardless, men behaving in a repulsed or shocked way when a man dresses feminine or in women’s clothing is homophobic. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

Verb

Not since voters were repulsed by President Nixon after the Watergate scandal half a century ago has the popular vote swung so decisively in a single election cycle. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Young people just aren’t interested, partly because they’re repulsed by bodily fluids. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

His recent comments didn’t favor the Browns fanbase, and many Cleveland fans seem viscerally repulsed by him. — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Most Americans are repulsed by the core ideas of radical leftists. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Philly may be shedding its second-fiddle status, but it remains entirely repulsed by frauds and underachievers. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Firstman’s debut directorial effort, Club Kid, shrewdly acknowledges those garish personality tics, which have both endeared and repulsed audiences. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026

Anyone who has worked in or observed the media industry for the last couple of decades will recognize and be repulsed by nepo-baby Jay, who is undeniably villainous. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026

Floyd, distraught by his own physical failures, is nevertheless repulsed by the sight of Carol in her big, burly ump gear. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026