Dictionary Check: repelling

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"repelling" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

adjective

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Example: "a disgusting smell"
Synonyms:
disgusting disgustful distasteful foul loathly loathsome repellent repellant
verb

cause to move back by force or influence

Example: "repel the enemy"
Synonyms:
repel drive repulse force back push back beat back
Antonyms:
attract
verb

be repellent to; cause aversion in

Synonyms:
repel repulse
Antonyms:
attract
verb

force or drive back

Example: "repel the attacker"
Synonyms:
repel repulse fight off rebuff drive back
verb

reject outright and bluntly

Example: "She snubbed his proposal"
Synonyms:
rebuff snub repel
verb

fill with distaste

Example: "This spoilt food disgusts me"
Synonyms:
disgust gross out revolt repel

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