Antonyms for repel
rɪˈpɛlre·pel

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1. repelverb

   Antonyms:
   attract

2. repelverb

   Antonyms:
   attract

3. repelverb

   Antonyms:
   attract

4. repelverb

   Antonyms:
   attract

5. repelverb

   Antonyms:
   attract

6. repelverb

   Antonyms:
   attract

7. repelverb

   Antonyms:
   attract

8. repelverb

   Antonyms:
   attract

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1. repel

   To drive is to move an object with some force or violence before or away from oneself; it is the direct reverse of draw, lead, etc. A man leads a horse by the halter, drives him with whip and rein. One may be driven to a thing or from it; hence, drive is a synonym equally for compel or for repel or repulse. Repulse is stronger and more conclusive than repel; one may be repelled by the very aspect of the person whose favor he seeks, but is not repulsed except by the direct refusal or ignoring of his suit. A certain conventional modern usage, especially in England, requires us to say that we drive in a carriage, ride upon a horse; tho in Scripture we read of riding in a chariot (2 Kings ix, 16; Jer. xvii, 25, etc.); good examples of the same usage may be found abundantly in the older English. The propriety of a person's saying that he is going to drive when he is simply to be conveyed in a carriage, where some one else, as the coachman, does all the driving, is exceedingly questionable. Many good authorities prefer to use ride in the older and broader sense as signifying to be supported and borne along by any means of conveyance. Compare BANISH; COMPEL; INFLUENCE.

   See synonyms for DRAW.

   Synonyms:
   compel, drive, impel, propel, push, repulse, resist, ride, thrust, urge on

   Preposition:
   Drive to market; to despair; drive into exile; from one's presence; out of the city; drive by, with, or under the lash; drive by or past beautiful estates; along the beach; beside the river; through the park; across the field; around the square; to the door; into the barn; out of the sunshine.

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1. repel

   Antonyms:
   promote, propel, welcome, advance, accept, encourage, further

   Synonyms:
   repulse, reject, refuse, deter, resist, check

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1. • Reject

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1. repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat backverb

   cause to move back by force or influence

   "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"

   Antonyms:
   pull in, draw, draw in, attract, appeal, pull

   Synonyms:
   push back, tug, push, gross out, aim, force, rebuff, drive, labour, revolt, take, repulse, motor, fight off, disgust, get, drive back, ride, labor, ram, beat back, snub, force back

2. repel, repulseverb

   be repellent to; cause aversion in

   Antonyms:
   draw in, attract, pull, draw, pull in, appeal

   Synonyms:
   fight off, snub, beat back, drive back, repulse, drive, force back, gross out, rebuff, disgust, revolt, push back

3. repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive backverb

   force or drive back

   "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"

   Antonyms:
   appeal, attract, pull in, draw in, draw, pull

   Synonyms:
   fight off, snub, beat back, drive back, repulse, drive, force back, gross out, rebuff, disgust, revolt, push back

4. rebuff, snub, repelverb

   reject outright and bluntly

   "She snubbed his proposal"

   Antonyms:
   appeal, attract, draw in, pull, draw, pull in

   Synonyms:
   fight off, snub, disgust, ignore, drive back, repulse, gross out, disregard, drive, force back, cut, rebuff, beat back, revolt, push back

5. disgust, gross out, revolt, repelverb

   fill with distaste

   "This spoilt food disgusts me"

   Antonyms:
   pull in, appeal, draw in, pull, attract, draw

   Synonyms:
   push back, churn up, nauseate, gross out, rebuff, sicken, drive, revolt, repulse, force back, freak out, disgust, drive back, fight off, beat back, snub, freak

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1. repelverb

   Synonyms:
   repulse, rebuff, resist, oppose

How to use repel in a sentence?

1. George Washington:

   If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.

2. Ken Cuccinelli:

   This is a war power, the state power to repel an invasion, we're just asking them to use it.

3. Buddha:

   You should respect each other and refrain from disputes you should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together.

4. Jeffrey R. Snyder:

   If you believe it reprehensible to possess the means and will to use lethal force to repel criminal assault, how can you call upon another to do so for you?

5. Anonymous:

   By courage I repel adversity. (Adversa Virtute Repello)

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