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re·pul·sive
 repulsive
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- pronunciation:
- rih
puhl
sihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
prompting disgust or aversion; distasteful.
The crime scene was repulsive even to these hardened police officers.She found his practice of killing flies with his fingers repulsive, especially as he rarely washed his hands.- synonyms:
- disgusting, hideous, nasty, offensive, repellent, repugnant, revolting, sickening, vile
- antonyms:
- adorable, alluring
- similar words:
- abhorrent, abominable, beastly, distasteful, foul, fulsome, gross, loathsome, mephitic, nauseous, objectionable, obscene, odious, off-putting, putrid, rancid, rank, rotten, stinking, ugly
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| definition 2: |
causing something to be repelled; exerting a repelling force.
a repulsive force between atoms- synonyms:
- repellent, repelling
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| related words: |
gruesome, horrible, monstrous, morbid, noisome, obnoxious, terrible, ugly, unpleasant, unsightly |
adverb + (adj.)repulsive
absolutely, less, morally, most, physically, truly, utterly
(adj.)repulsive
+ adverb
eventually, particularly
(adj.)repulsive
+ noun
act, character, charade, creature, female, force, gravity, image, interaction, murder, object, odor, painting, potential, pressure, smell, tooth, vacuum
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| derivations: |
repulsively (adv.), repulsiveness (n.) |
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