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| Main Entry: |
repelling
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | repulsing |
| Synonyms: | dispersing, scattering |
| Main Entry: | repel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | induce aversion |
| Synonyms: | disgust, give a pain in neck, make sick, offend, put off*, reluct, repulse, revolt, sicken, turn off, turn one's stomach |
| Antonyms: | attract, draw |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | opposed/opposing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic, against |
| Synonyms: | against the grain, allergic, anti*, antipathetic, antithetical, antonymous, at cross-purposes, at odds, averse, battling, clashing, combating, conflicting, confronting, contrary, controverting, counter, crossing, defending, defensive, denying, disagreeing, disputed, disputing, dissentient, enemy, exposing, facing, gainsaying, hostile, in opposition, incompatible, inimical, irreconcilable, objecting, obstructive, opposite, protesting, repelling, restrictive, rival, up against, warring |
| Antonyms: | aiding, assisting, compatible, helping, similar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ugly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unattractive |
| Synonyms: | animal, appalling, awful, bad-looking, beastly, deformed, disfigured, foul, frightful, grisly, gross, grotesque, hard-featured, hideous, homely, horrid, ill-favored, loathsome, misshapen, monstrous, not much to look at, plain, repelling, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unbeautiful, uncomely, uninviting, unlovely, unprepossessing, unseemly, unsightly |
| Antonyms: | attractive, beautiful, lovely, pleasing |
| Main Entry: | unattractive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ugly |
| Synonyms: | bad-looking, beastly, deformed, disfigured, disgusting, frightful, gross, grotesque, hideous, homely, horrid, monstrous, not much to look at, plain, repelling, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unalluring, unappealing, unsightly |
| Main Entry: | repellent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | revolting |
| Synonyms: | foul, hateful, loathsome, nauseating, offensive, repelling, repulsive, sickening |
| Notes: | repulsive describes a characteristic of a person or object; repellent describes an impression projected by a person or object - a person is repulsive, while a person's behavior is repellent |
| Antonyms: | delightful, lovely |
| Main Entry: | opposed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic |
| Synonyms: | against, allergic, anti, antipathetic, antithetical, antonymous, at cross-purposes, at odds, averse, battling, clashing, combating, conflicting, confronting, contrary, controverting, counter, crossing, defending, defensive, denying, disagreeing, disputed, disputing, dissentient, enemy, exposing, facing, gainsaying, hostile, in opposition, incompatible, inimical, irreconcilable, objecting, obstructive, opposing, opposite, protesting, repelling, restrictive, rival, up against, warring |
| Antonyms: | in favor of |
| Main Entry: | oppositional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposing |
| Synonyms: | adversarial, adverse, against the grain, allergic, antagonistic, anti*, antipathetic, antithetical, antonymous, at cross-purposes, at odds, averse, battling, clashing, combating, conflicting, confronting, contrary, controverting, counter, crossing, defending, defensive, denying, disagreeing, disputed, disputing, dissentient, enemy, exposing, facing, gainsaying, hostile, in opposition, incompatible, inimical, irreconcilable, objecting, obstructive, opposed, opposite, protesting, repelling, restrictive, rival, up against, warring |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | antagonize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause problem; oppose |
| Synonyms: | alienate, anger, annoy, counteract, estrange, insult, irritate, neutralize, offend, repel, struggle, work against |
| Antonyms: | agree, aid, help |
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