repellent

adjective

ri-ˈpe-lənt How to pronounce repellent (audio)
variants also repellant
Definition of repellentnext
as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment your snobbish behavior towards my friends is so repellent I can't stand to be around you anymore

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Recent Examples of repellent Landslides are a risk after wildfires because the heat of the fire makes the soil repellent to water. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025 This was a nihilism whose style was charming instead of intense, therefore hard to detect, but ultimately repellent, except to people who go for that sort of thing, which turns out to be a lot of people. — Paul Berman, airmail.news, 9 Nov. 2024 The soils become repellent to water, which then starts flowing on the surface downhill and picks up rock and debris. — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025 Each membership tier offers different services at the car wash, including tire shining, waxing and rain repellent coating. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repellent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repellent
  1. disgusting
  2. obnoxious
  3. ugly
  4. awful
  5. horrible
  6. sickening
  7. offensive
  8. hideous
Adjective
  • Continue reading … ‘PRO-CRIMINAL’ – Blue state sheriff unloads on 'disgusting' bill targeting the right to self-defense.
    — Fox News, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
  • But there isn’t the shaming and the negativity, and the disgusting opinions of people that can barely dress themselves.
    — Alison Edmond, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of disgusting
Adjective
  • Their boisterous conversations war against the obnoxious clanging of the drums.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
  • There's a sizzling romance brewing between Kate and the obnoxious storm influencer Tyler (Powell), who must work together to keep Oklahoma safe from a dangerous tornado threatening to wreak havoc on their hometown.
    — William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of obnoxious
Adjective
  • The 24-year-old displayed all of the good, the bad and the ugly in a 25-game stretch when called up to the majors last season when starting catcher Gabriel Moreno was injured.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Imagine the classic tale The Ugly Duckling, by Hans Christian Andersen — only, in this version, the ugly duckling doesn’t mature into a beautiful swan.
    — Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of ugly
Adjective
  • To have hate at such a young age for another student is awful.
    — Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
  • But against lefties, while hitting from the righty batter's box, Cabrera has been downright awful, with a .562 OPS and anemic .209 batting average in 187 career plate appearances.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of awful
Adjective
  • The tech giant had a horrible week, off nearly 11% in the period despite Friday’s relief bounce.
    — Pia Singh, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
  • This is really happening and these horrible things are happening and that this person doesn't want to be happening.
    — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of horrible
Adjective
  • The disconnect between the reality that many people are currently experiencing hunger, in part because of climate change, and this fancy dinner was sickening.
    — The Dial, The Dial, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The ceaselessly rolling, jolting boat was sickening to him, too.
    — Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of sickening
Adjective
  • Utah’s Kevin Stenlund then took a high-sticking penalty in Buffalo’s offensive zone.
    — Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Despite injuries, Richardson’s offensive line has been a rock in the program.
    — Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • The Wild played a hideous third period, and the Blues got two more goals from Kyrou.
    — Michael Russo, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Just to give one small example: early on in the movie Bernice, who spends most of the story bedridden watching shopping channels, spots a hideous piece of clothing being advertised on television.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of hideous

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