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

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

Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 June 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

Pheidippides, legendary Greek hēmerodromos, or courier, who is popularly believed to have run 40 km (about 25 miles) from the battlefield at Marathon to Athens in 490 bce, to report that the Athenians, in a single afternoon, had repulsed the first Persian invasion of Greece. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026

Cilantro, a polarizing herb that’s either adored in Mexican, Southeast Asian, and Indian cuisines, or repulsed by those who detect a nauseating soapy taste. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026

Nick is hired by a mafia don to confirm and then steal a priceless manuscript said to be Dante’s original Divine Comedy in his own hand, dragging Nick into an underworld he’s both repulsed by and complicit in. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026