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- pronunciation:
- rih
puhg
n
 nt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting.
The idea of slavery was repugnant to abolitionists.- synonyms:
- abhorrent, abominable, disgusting, loathsome, noisome, repellent, repulsive, revolting
- antonyms:
- alluring, appealing, attractive, congenial
- similar words:
- distasteful, hateful, heinous, hideous, nasty, objectionable, obscene, odious, off-putting, offensive, rancid, sickening, ugly, undesirable, vile
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| definition 2: |
in direct opposition; contrary.
- synonyms:
- antithetic, contrary, opposed
- similar words:
- adverse, conflicting, contradictory, converse, discordant, hostile, irreconcilable, polar, thwart
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| related words: |
distasteful, grim, gruesome, hateful, heinous, horrendous, horrible, loathsome, monstrous, morbid, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, repulsive, sour, squalid, ugly, unpleasant, vile |
adverb + (adj.)repugnant
deeply, equally, grossly, morally, otherwise, particularly, personally, utterly
(adj.)repugnant
+ noun
act, creature, institution, killing, practice, speech, thought, torture
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| derivation: |
repugnantly (adv.) |
The word repugnant
contains the following parts:
pug, pugn
Latin
root
that means fight
  Example words:
-ant, -ent
Latin
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means (in adjectives) doing the action denoted by the verb root; (in nouns) one who or that which does the action denoted by the verb root.
More about this word part:
The suffix -ant
, -ent
forms adjectives and, to a much lesser extent, nouns from Latin verb stems such as fid in confident
and stud in student
. This suffix is the equivalent in Latin of the "-ing" inflection in English. Many adjectives ending in -ant
, -ent
have a corresponding noun ending in -ance, -ence, -ancy, -ency.
Example words:
aberrant, accident, accidental, adherent, adjacent, affluent, agent, alterant, ambient, antecedent, applicant, arrogant, benevolent, coherent, combatant, complacent, confidant, confident, consequent, consultant, continent, conversant, current, defoliant, dependent, different, disinfectant, dissonant, dominant, efficient, eloquent, equilibrant, exorbitant, extravagant, fluent, hydrant, ignorant, important, inadvertent, incessant, incognizant, inconsonant, indignant, informant, itinerant, malevolent, miscreant, parent, participant, patient, precedent, predominant, president, prudent, pungent, recreant, reluctant, repugnant, resident, resonant, servant, significant, student, tenant, transcendent, vacant, vagrant, variant, verdant
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