Repugnant synonyms and antonyms

rĭ-pŭg'nənt

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antagonistic
Contending or acting against; as, antagonistic forces.
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against
Basically opposed
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antipathetic
Opposed in nature or character; antagonistic:
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hostile
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical; unfriendly
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contrary
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
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adverse
Contrary to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable:
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repulsive
(Physics) Of or relating to repulsion:
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distasteful
(Figuratively) Unpleasant.
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disagreeable
Hard to get along with; quarrelsome
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harmonious (antonym)
Having component elements pleasingly or appropriately combined:
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conformable (antonym)
Corresponding; similar:
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unfriendly (related)
Not friendly; hostile; mean
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foul
Irritable or upset:
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inconsistent
Displaying or marked by a lack of consistency, especially:
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loathsome
Causing loathing; disgusting; abhorrent; detestable
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objectionable
Open to objection
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odious
The definition of odious is something that is extremely unpleasant or hated.
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repugnancy
The quality or property of being repugnant.
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abhorrent
The definition of abhorrent is something that is disgusting or hated.
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contemptible
(Obs.) Contemptuous
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filthy
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.
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infamous
Causing infamy; disgraceful
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obnoxious
(Originally) Exposed or liable to injury, evil, or harm
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discrepant
Marked by discrepancy; disagreeing.
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incongruent
(Mathematics) of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number
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incongruous
(Mathematics) Of two numbers, with respect to a third, such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder.
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obscene
The definition of obscene is offensive, indecent or disgusting.
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unchristian (related)
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opposed (related)
Being, of having an opponent; not unopposed.
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reprehensible (related)
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opposite
Altogether different, as in nature, quality, or significance:
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counter
Contrary; opposing:
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conflicting
Being in opposition; contrary; contradictory.
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unconformable
Not conformable or conforming
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unfitted
Not customized to fit, generic, off the rack.
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incompatible
(Math.) Logically contradictory
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in opposition
Basically opposed
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alien
Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
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offensive
Of, relating to, or designed for attack:
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different (related)
Differing from all others; unusual:
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opposing (related)
That opposes or oppose; on the opposite side.
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abominable
Nasty and disgusting; vile; loathsome
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bitter
The definition of bitter is having a harsh and disagreeable taste or something that is hard to bear.
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despicable
Deserving to be despised; contemptible
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hateful
(Archaic) Feeling or showing hate; malicious; malevolent
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horrid
Causing a feeling of horror; terrible; revolting
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nasty
Unpleasant or annoying:
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refractory
Not yielding to treatment, as a disease
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revolting
Causing abhorrence or disgust.
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sickening
Causing sickness or nausea
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sordid
Base; ignoble; mean
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squalid
Foul or unclean, esp. as the result of neglect or unsanitary conditions
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ugly
Bad, vile, repulsive, offensive, objectionable, etc.
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unpleasant
The definition of unpleasant is something or someone that causes displeasure or discomfort.
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unsavory
Unpleasant or offensive, esp. so as to seem immoral
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vile
Unpleasant or objectionable:
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squalidity
The quality or state of being squalid; foulness; filthiness.
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good (antonym)
(Especially when capitalized) Holy.
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nice (antonym)
Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle:
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friendly (antonym)
Having an easy relationship with something, as in user-friendly etc.
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pleasant (antonym)
Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner.
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agreeable (antonym)
Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful.
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attractive (antonym)
The definition of attractive is rousing interest and pleasure, especially in terms of physical looks.
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lousy
The definition of lousy is something poorly done, disgusting or gross.
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low
Despicable; lacking dignity; vulgar.
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mean
Ignoble; base:
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nefarious
Very wicked; villainous; iniquitous
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rotten
The definition of rotten is someone or something extremely bad, corrupt, spoiled, unpleasant or decaying.
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shabby
Showing much wear; ragged; threadbare
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wretched
Characterized by or attended with misery or woe:
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agree (related)
In sharp opposition
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un-Christian (related)
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disrespectful (related)
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hypocritical (related)
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unscriptural (related)
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absurd (related)
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contradictory
Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
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Repugnant Sentence Examples

  • It was, however, profoundly repugnant to him.

  • What I find repugnant, however, is the lack of honesty.

  • He appears to have been especially chagrined because the crown lands were not his personal property, but the whole of the new arrangements were repugnant to him.

  • The problem cannot be approached from modern preconceptions because there was much associated with the worship of Yahweh which only gradually came to be recognized as repugnant, and there was much in earlier ages and in other lands which reflects an elevated and even complex religious philosophy.

  • The story is in both cases more human and less repugnant than the, in some respects, similar story of Griselda.

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