revulsive

Definition of revulsivenext

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Adjective
  • The corpse stink was, at first, slightly too repulsive to unleash on the Field Museum’s unsuspecting visitors, so it was toned down slightly.
    RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
  • This provision is equally repulsive.
    Austin Elias-de Jesus, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
Adjective
  • Get a room, this is disgusting!
    Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
  • And, to me, there’s nothing more disgusting than an airplane bathroom.
    Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • Platner is loathsome in so many ways.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
  • Assayas’s aesthetic is too genteel to even imagine the specifics of loathsome doctrines.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Babies and toddlers will put just about anything in their mouths, including objects that adults find profoundly revolting.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • The revolting legacy of the pedophile trafficker Jeffrey Epstein continues to unmask the obstacles to finding truth.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • On Sunday, June 14, UFC fighter Josh Hokit took the opportunity after his win on the White House lawn to repeat a hateful lie about the former first lady.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
  • Authorities suspect Mullis placed antisemitic flyers showing hateful symbols such as a noose, a swastika and imagery associated with the German Nazi Party.
    Maveah Griffith June 12, Charlotte Observer, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • The film’s most odious villain is Orde Wingate (Robert Aramayo), a British Army captain and Christian Zionist who leads the brutal crackdowns on Palestinian villages.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
  • These efforts may not spell the end of Iran’s odious, oppressive regime.
    Dennis Ross, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Toxic fumes are leaking into airplanes and sickening passengers and crew members at an alarming rate, according to a September 2025 report by The Wall Street Journal.
    Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • The concept of this many women vying for West is somewhat sickening to me.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • This state has had some awful governors, but none in modern times ever attempted anything so repugnant as exposing more children to deadly diseases, as DeSantis has.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This state has had some awful governors, but none in modern times ever attempted anything so repugnant as exposing more children to deadly diseases, as DeSantis has.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Revulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revulsive. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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