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repel

[ri-pel] / rɪˈpɛl /
VERB
push away; repulse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chase away confront drive away drive off fend off hold off rebuff resist ward off withstand
STRONG
buck check cool cut decline dismiss disown dispute duel fight kick oppose parry rebut refuse reject traverse
WEAK
beat back beat off brush off cast aside drive back force back force off give cold shoulder to hold back keep at arm's length keep at bay keep off knock down push back put down put to flight stand up against stave off turn down
Antonyms
STRONG
accept agree aid allow approve assist help increase sanction support
WEAK
attract draw
VERB
induce aversion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disgust offend repulse sicken turn off
STRONG
revolt
WEAK
give a pain in neck make sick put off reluct turn one's stomach
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appeal enchant please
WEAK
attract draw

Example Sentences

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“So 6,475 strike behaves like kryptonite for the market; it can repel price from above and below,” Kizemchuck said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency earlier reported "fierce clashes... towards the outskirts of the town of Nabi Sheet to repel Israeli forces that carried out a landing by helicopters" in the area.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Today, they are still used in consumer and industrial products because they repel water, grease, and stains and can tolerate heat and corrosion.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

A Ukrainian military spokesman responsible for the southern front said the operations there aimed to repel the Russian infiltration groups from Ukrainian villages and were a part of defense maneuvers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

If they faced inside the chain, they would repel each other, forcing the molecule to fly apart in a nanosecond.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.