repulsive
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5.5
- adjective
- /rɪˈpʌlsɪv/
:
repugnante
- The smell coming from the garbage was repulsive, making everyone want to leave the room.
- find repulsive
- so repulsive
- even repulsive
The scent of this is so repulsive so repulsive.
- The scent of this is so repulsive so repulsive.
- Oh God he is so repulsive in every way.
- He once described you as a repulsive individual.
- And I'm just like, you're as repulsive as he is because you should know better.
- But I've grown up with boys finding me quite repulsive.
- People find you socially repulsive as a consequence.
- I, I noticed watching it this time that the aliens become less repulsive through the course of the film.
- But again, I think that most of the people on the left find that repulsive too.
- The broad ankle of the woman who has played hockey is positively repulsive.
- Opinions that I would find repulsive, you know, politically, personally, that's good, that's healthy.
- I have enormous respect for people who are great artists who, frankly, would find my politics repulsive and would say horrible things about everything I stand for.
- All the hot ones have that initial like you want to jump out the window flavor Conda, you know, it's immediately repulsive.
- And this made him realize, we read, how repulsive the sight of him still was to her and that it was bound to go on being repulsive.
Examples
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I escaped from his repulsive advances, rode home, and told Robert what he had done.
Fiction book (1993) -
God, humans do such repulsive things to their bodies.
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You could say they find me repulsive, Paul.
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Oh God he is so repulsive in every way.
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It's the most repulsive thing on earth.
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People find you socially repulsive as a consequence.
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He once described you as a repulsive individual.
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Indeed, upon addition of these chemicals, a penetrating, repulsive odor filled our flat.
Fiction book (1994) -
The man strikes Larry as repulsive, and he won't stand in the same checkout line with him.
Fiction book (1991) -
We now see for the first time the left half of his face: hideously repulsive, an acid-eaten mutilation of flesh.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
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2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
171
5.1
Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
42
7.8
Very unpleasant and morally wrong to most people
30
4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
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7.2
Something people think is morally wrong or dishonest
24
7.2
Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it
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7.7
Causing strong dislike or disgust because people see it as morally wrong
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6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
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7.7
Causing strong disgust or hatred in people
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5.3
Having a bad smell or taste that bothers you
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6.5
Very unpleasant and causing people to feel strong dislike or hate
6
4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
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6.1
Causing strong dislike or disgust
1
6.4
Causing strong dislike or disgust
Making people feel strong dislike or disgust
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel disgusted
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Causing people to feel unpleasant and want to stay away
Antonyms
Compounds
How Disgusting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Repulsive comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and pellere 'to push', like the word repel. So when something is repulsive in the sense of being very unpleasant, it 'pushes you back' — you feel disgusted and want to move away.