REPULSES Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word repulses. (close relations)
repulsion
Best Alternative Words for REPULSES
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appalls | verbv | |||||||
verb • strike with disgust or revulsion • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||||
deters | verbv | |||||||
verb • try to prevent; show opposition to • turn away from by persuasion | ||||||||
discourages | verbv | |||||||
verb • try to prevent; show opposition to • deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged • advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior | ||||||||
disgusts | verbv | |||||||
noun • strong feelings of dislike verb • fill with distaste • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | ||||||||
dreads | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • fearful expectation or anticipation adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror verb • be afraid or scared of; be frightened of | ||||||||
nauseates | verbv | |||||||
verb • upset and make nauseated • cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | ||||||||
repels | 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 | ||||||||
revolts | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
sickens | 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 | ||||||||
fight off | verbv | |||||||
verb • force or drive back | ||||||||
force back | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to move back by force or influence | ||||||||
push back | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw verb • cause to move back by force or influence |