Synonyms for repel

verb

  1. To throw back

    rebuff, resist, deflect, withstand, stand up against, oppose, check, repulse, put to flight, keep at bay, knock down, drive away, chase away, drive back, beat back, hold back, force back, push back, beat off, ward off, chase off, stave off, fight off, hold off.

    Antonyms fall*, fail, retreat.

  2. To cause aversion

    nauseate, offend, revolt; see disgust.

  3. To reject

    dismiss, cast aside, spurn; see refuse.

See repel in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


verb
  1. To turn or drive away:

    beat off, fend (off), keep off, parry, repulse, ward off. See allow, strike
  2. To offend the senses or feelings of:

    disgust, nauseate, revolt, sicken. Idiom: turn one's stomach. See like

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