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REPULSED Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word repulsed. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word repulsed. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for REPULSED

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appalled
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• struck with fear, dread, or consternation

detested
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• treated with dislike or contempt

disgusted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a strong distaste from surfeit

displeased
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure

horrified
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stricken with horror

nauseated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit

offended
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

putoff
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a pretext for delay or inaction

abhorred
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• find repugnant

loathed
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• find repugnant

repelled
verbv
verb

• cause to move back by force or influence

• be repellent to; cause aversion in

• force or drive back

• reject outright and bluntly

• fill with distaste

revolted
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

verb

• make revolution

• fill with distaste

• cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

shuddered
verbv
noun

• an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

• an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

verb

• shake, as from cold

• tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

sickened
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

• get sick

• upset and make nauseated

• make sick or ill

repel
verbv
verb

• cause to move back by force or influence

• be repellent to; cause aversion in

• force or drive back

• reject outright and bluntly

• fill with distaste

rebuff
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

• an instance of driving away or warding off

verb

• reject outright and bluntly

• force or drive back

drive
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of applying force to propel something

• a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• a road leading up to a private house

• the trait of being highly motivated

• hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver

• the act of driving a herd of animals overland

• a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)

• a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire

• (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium

• a wide scenic road planted with trees

• (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)

verb

• operate or control a vehicle

• travel or be transported in a vehicle

• cause someone or something to move by driving

• force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically

• to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly

• cause to move back by force or influence

• compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment

• push, propel, or press with force

• cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• have certain properties when driven

• work as a driver

• move by being propelled by a force

• urge forward

• proceed along in a vehicle

• strike with a driver, as in teeing off

• hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally

• excavate horizontally

• cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling

• (hunting) search for game

• (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground

snub
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an instance of driving away or warding off

• a refusal to recognize someone you know

adjective satellite

• unusually short

verb

• refuse to acknowledge

• reject outright and bluntly

beat back
verbv
verb

• cause to move back by force or influence

drive back
verbv
verb

• force or drive back

Best Hypernyms For REPULSED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for repulsed, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
defend displease fight force oppose push rejection
Phrases (2)
fight backfight down

Alternatives for APPALLED

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