REPULSE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an instance of driving away or warding off
   Synonym(s)
   • rebuff (what does rebuff mean?)
   • snub (what does snub mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) repulse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rejection (what does rejection mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • repel (what does repel mean?)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   • repulse (what does repulse mean?)
   • force back (what does force back mean?)
   • push back (what does push back mean?)
   • beat back (what does beat back mean?)
   • repel (what does repel mean?)
   • repulse (what does repulse mean?)
   • fight off (what does fight off mean?)
   • rebuff (what does rebuff mean?)
   • drive back (what does drive back mean?)
   • rebuff (what does rebuff mean?)
   • snub (what does snub mean?)
   • repel (what does repel mean?)
   • repel (what does repel mean?)
   • repulse (what does repulse mean?)
   • fight off (what does fight off mean?)
   • rebuff (what does rebuff mean?)
   • drive back (what does drive back mean?)

REPULSE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • force or drive back
   Synonym(s)
   • drive back (what does drive back mean?)
   • fight off (what does fight off mean?)
   • rebuff (what does rebuff mean?)
   • repel (what does repel mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • repel the attacker
   • fight off the onslaught
   • rebuff the attack
   Hypernyms(s) repulse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fight (what does fight mean?)
   • oppose (what does oppose mean?)
   • fight back (what does fight back mean?)
   • fight down (what does fight down mean?)
   • defend (what does defend mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rebuff (what does rebuff mean?)
   • snub (what does snub mean?)
   • repulse (what does repulse mean?)
   • rebuff (what does rebuff mean?)
   • snub (what does snub mean?)
   • repulse (what does repulse mean?)
   • repulsion (what does repulsion mean?)
   • standoff (what does standoff mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cause to move back by force or influence
   Synonym(s)
   • beat back (what does beat back mean?)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   • force back (what does force back mean?)
   • push back (what does push back mean?)
   • repel (what does repel mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • repel the enemy
   • push back the urge to smoke
   • beat back the invaders
   Hypernyms(s) repulse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • push (what does push mean?)
   • force (what does force mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • attract (what does attract mean?)
   • pull (what does pull mean?)
   • pull in (what does pull in mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rollback (what does rollback mean?)
   • push back (what does push back mean?)
   • rebuff (what does rebuff mean?)
   • snub (what does snub mean?)
   • repulse (what does repulse mean?)
   • repulsion (what does repulsion mean?)
   • standoff (what does standoff mean?)
   • campaign (what does campaign mean?)
   • cause (what does cause mean?)
   • crusade (what does crusade mean?)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • effort (what does effort mean?)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   • thrust (what does thrust mean?)
   • driving force (what does driving force mean?)
3. Meaning
   • be repellent to
   • cause aversion in
   Synonym(s)
   • repel (what does repel mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) repulse is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • displease (what does displease mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • attract (what does attract mean?)
   • appeal (what does appeal mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • disgust (what does disgust mean?)
   • revolt (what does revolt mean?)
   • nauseate (what does nauseate mean?)
   • sicken (what does sicken mean?)
   • churn up (what does churn up mean?)
   • turn off (what does turn off mean?)
   • put off (what does put off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • repellent (what does repellent mean?)
   • repellant (what does repellant mean?)
   • repellent (what does repellent mean?)
   • repellant (what does repellant mean?)