Synonyms of repulses

repulses 1 of 2

noun

plural of repulse

as in rebuffs

treatment that is deliberately unfriendly

the waiter's incredibly rude repulse of our polite request for a better table—one that wasn't right next to the kitchen—prompted us to walk out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rebuffs
• dismissals
• snubs
• rejections
• silent treatments
• cold shoulders
• brush-offs
• banishments
• kiss-offs
• blackballs
• ostracisms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• open arms
• embraces
• acceptances
• welcomes
• glad hands
• welcome mats

repulses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of repulse

1

as in disgusts

to cause to feel disgust

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disgusts
• sickens
• appalls
• repels
• horrifies
• nauseates
• revolts
• shocks
• displeases
• outrages
• distresses
• offends
• grosses out
• insults
• puts off
• disquiets
• turns one's stomach
• turns off
• affronts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attracts
• tempts
• pulls
• draws
• entices
• fascinates
• seduces
• lures
• captivates
• disarms
• pleases
• beguiles
• delights
• charms
• rejoices
• enchants
• tickles
• gratifies
• allures
• bewitches
• intrigues
• appeals (to)
• interests
• entrances
• enthralls
• enraptures

2

as in repels

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

• repels
• resists
• turns away
• deflects
• turns back
• opposes
• fights
• rebuts
• fends (off)
• withstands
• beats off
• staves off
• spurns
• defies
• rebuffs
• stands off
• holds off
• wards (off)
• snubs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• embraces
• welcomes
• hails

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of repulses

Verb

Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them. — Daniel Felsenthal, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026

Charlie, though, is trying to keep them out of a country that thoroughly repulses him. — Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026