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- pronunciation:
- rih
pel
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
repels, repelling, repelled |
| definition 1: |
to ward off or force back.
This spray repels insects.These magnets are repelling each other.
- antonyms:
- allure, attract, lure
- similar words:
- dispel, disperse, expel, oust, resist, rout
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| definition 2: |
to keep out; resist.
The raincoat repels water.Oil and water repel each other.- synonyms:
- resist, ward off, withstand
- antonyms:
- absorb
- similar words:
- avert, shed
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| definition 3: |
to cause to feel disgust.
I was repelled by the rotten food.- synonyms:
- disgust, revolt
- antonyms:
- attract, bewitch, lure, tempt
- similar words:
- appall
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| related words: |
antagonize, shock, ward |
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| derivations: |
repellingly (adv.), repellence (repellency) (n.), repeller (n.) |
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