Synonyms for repulsive
rɪˈpʌl sɪvre·pul·sive

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1. repulsiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   vile, repellent, disgusting

   Antonyms:
   attractive

2. repulsiveadjective

   tending to rouse aversion or to repulse

   Synonyms:
   vile, disgusting, repellent

   Antonyms:
   attractive

3. repulsiveadjective

   having the capacity to repel

   Synonyms:
   repellent, vile, disgusting

   Antonyms:
   attractive

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1. repulsive

   Synonyms:
   awkward, clumsy, deformed, disgusting, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, grotesque, hideous, horrid, odious, shocking, ugly, unattractive, uncouth, ungainly, unlovely, unpleasant

   Antonyms:
   attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bewitching, bonny, charming, comely, delightful, elegant, exquisite, fair, fine, graceful, handsome, lovely, picturesque, pretty

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1. repulsive

   Synonyms:
   forbidding, deterrent, ungenial, odious, ugly, unattractive, disagreeable, revolting

   Antonyms:
   charming, agreeable, attract, ive, winning, captivating, fascinating, alluring, seductive, pleasant

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1. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsiveadjective

   offensive to the mind

   "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"

   Synonyms:
   detestable, execrable, raunchy, odious, repugnant, repulsive(a), abhorrent, obscene, lewd, abominable, hideous, salacious

   Antonyms:
   inoffensive, beautiful

2. repulsive(a)adjective

   possessing the ability to repel

   "a repulsive force"

   Antonyms:
   inoffensive, beautiful

3. hideous, repulsiveadjective

   so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

   "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"

   Synonyms:
   detestable, repugnant, repulsive(a), outrageous, horrific, obscene, horrid, abhorrent, hideous

   Antonyms:
   beautiful, inoffensive

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1. repulsiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   repelling, repellent

2. repulsiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   odious, hateful, unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting, offensive, forbidding, loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, revolting

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1. repulsiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   repellent, offensive, forbidding, revolting

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1. List of paraphrases for "repulsive":

   repugnant, disgusting, repellent, repulsion, abhorrent, loathsome, revolting, filthy, bad-looking, odious, unsavory, off-putting, sickening, appalling, distasteful

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1. Kim Burch:

   It's sad. It's really sad, if we had known this was going on, we would have never let him join this fraternity. I never in my life thought I was sending a 17-year-old kid off to end up two months later gone. It's repulsive. He would have been better off joining the Marines and going to war.

2. Marc Carroll:

   The City of Blackfoot and its Police Department have a highly valued relationship with the Tribes and we find Sheriff Rowland's comments to be repulsive, his comments do not in any way reflect the City's nor the Blackfoot Police Department's attitudes towards our neighbors at Fort Hall. We truly value these relationships and look forward to the future projects and dealings with the Tribal Council and the Fort Hall Police Department.

3. Max Wise:

   I don't agree with these comments I find them repulsive.

4. Max Wise:

   The disgusting comments by Gov. Bevin insinuating that a peaceful protest by teachers would lead to sexual assault are reprehensible, i don't agree with these comments I find them repulsive.

5. Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi:

   Instead of hypocritical displays of compassion and repulsive bragging, you should end your economic and medical terrorism so that medicine and medical supplies can reach medical staff and the Iranian people, we do not need American doctors.