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English adjective: repellent | |||
| 1. | repellent serving or tending to repel | ||
| Samples | He became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful. I find his obsequiousness repellent. | ||
| Synonyms | rebarbative, repellant | ||
| Similar | unpleasant | ||
| Antonyms | pleasant | ||
| 2. | repellent highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | ||
| Samples | A disgusting smell. Distasteful language. A loathsome disease. The idea of eating meat is repellent to me. Revolting food. A wicked stench. | ||
| Synonyms | disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky | ||
| Similar | offensive | ||
| Antonyms | inoffensive | ||
| 3. | repellent incapable of absorbing or mixing with | ||
| Samples | A water-repellent fabric. Plastic highly resistant to steam and water. | ||
| Synonyms | resistant | ||
| Similar | nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive | ||
| Antonyms | absorbent, absorptive | ||
English noun: repellent | |||
| 1. | repellent (substance) a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water | ||
| Synonyms | repellant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chemical compound, compound | ||
| 2. | repellent (substance) a chemical substance that repels animals | ||
| Synonyms | repellant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chemical compound, compound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | insect repellant, insect repellent, insectifuge | ||
| 3. | repellent (attribute) the power to repel | ||
| Samples | She knew many repellents to his advances. | ||
| Synonyms | repellant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | power, powerfulness | ||
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