revulsive

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Adjective
  • To the sixth graders, this behavior was repulsive and compelling.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • These compounds have a strong, pungent odor that many insects, including grubs, find repulsive.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • This administration has unleashed a disgusting anti-immigrant agenda.
    Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • Let women be monstrous, disgusting, angry, feral creatures!
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • Helping the audience understand loathsome people without understanding them is a more subtle, if equally essential, inheritance.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Most of Becket’s relatives are loathsome (Grace is funny as a fraudulent self-help quasi-religious guru), though his uncle (the great Bill Camp) is a decent fellow who wants to lend Becket a hand.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The revolting legacy of the pedophile trafficker Jeffrey Epstein continues to unmask the obstacles to finding truth.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
  • For him, the most revolting thing about his life in Iran was its pervasive stink.
    Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Given the current political climate, especially in Washington — created by the hateful Dems — a ballroom is essential for all members of both parties.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
  • Michael’s hateful words come from a desperate desire not to return home, Moss-Bachrach says.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 May 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
  • Accumulating plastic waste is overwhelming waterways and oceans, sickening marine life and threatening human health.
    Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • The regular Forest captain was injured in a sickening clash of heads with Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, with both players eventually substituted in the 66th minute.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 6 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 15 May. 2026.

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