REPUGNANT Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word repugnant. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for REPUGNANT
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abhorrent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • offensive to the mind | ||||||||
abominable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unequivocally detestable • exceptionally bad or displeasing | ||||||||
disgusting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | ||||||||
distasteful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not pleasing in odor or taste • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | ||||||||
foul | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines noun • an act that violates the rules of a sport adjective satellite • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust • offensively malodorous • violating accepted standards or rules • (of a manuscript) defaced with changes • characterized by obscenity • disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter • especially of a ship's lines etc verb • hit a foul ball • make impure • become or cause to become obstructed • commit a foul; break the rules • spot, stain, or pollute • make unclean • become soiled and dirty | ||||||||
loathsome | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing or able to cause nausea • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | ||||||||
nauseating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing or able to cause nausea | ||||||||
offensive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • for the purpose of attack rather than defense • causing anger or annoyance • morally offensive • unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses noun • the action of attacking an enemy adjective satellite • violating or tending to violate or offend against • causing or able to cause nausea | ||||||||
revolting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | ||||||||
rotten | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very bad • damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless • having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness | ||||||||
unpleasant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness | ||||||||
detestable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • offensive to the mind • unequivocally detestable | ||||||||
obscene | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • designed to incite to indecency or lust • offensive to the mind • suggestive of or tending to moral looseness | ||||||||
repulsive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • possessing the ability to repel adjective satellite • offensive to the mind • so extremely ugly as to be terrifying |