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Another word for repulsive

repulsive Synonyms

repulsive

modif.

Disgusting
repugnant, odious, forbidding, horrid; see offensive 2.
Capable of repelling
resistant, repellent, offensive, unyielding, stubborn, opposing, retaliating, insurgent, counteracting, attacking, counterattacking, defensive, combative, aggressive, pugnacious, obstinate.
Antonyms yielding*, surrendering, capitulating.

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Another word for repulsive

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Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings:

atrocious, disgusting, foul, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, revolting, sickening, ugly, unwholesome, vile. See like, pain

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I'm sorry the idea is so repulsive to you.
In the case of a repulsive force varying as the distance from the origin, the equation of motion is of the type the solution of which is x=Ae+Be, (10)
Grotesque and repulsive wooden figures, animals and the bones of chiefs were the objects of worship. Human sacrifices were offered whenever a temple was to be dedicated, or a chief was sick, or a war was to be undertaken; and these occasions were frequent.
He grew up among enemies, and became artful, suspicious and self-controlled, concealing his feeling behind the mask of an immobile, almost repulsive, coldness.
Perhaps to the student there is no part of elementary mathematics so repulsive as is spherical trigonometry.

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