repulsive synonyms

repulsive

modif.

  1. Disgusting

    repugnant, odious, forbidding, horrid; see offensive 2.

  2. Capable of repelling

    resistant, repellent, offensive, unyielding, stubborn, opposing, retaliating, insurgent, counteracting, attacking, counterattacking, defensive, combative, aggressive, pugnacious, obstinate.

    Antonyms yielding*, surrendering, capitulating.

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