Synonyms 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

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

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

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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"

   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

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

2. repel, repulseverb

   be repellent to; cause aversion in

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

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

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

   force or drive back

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

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

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

4. rebuff, snub, repelverb

   reject outright and bluntly

   "She snubbed his proposal"

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

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

5. disgust, gross out, revolt, repelverb

   fill with distaste

   "This spoilt food disgusts me"

   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

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

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1. • Reject

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1. repelverb

   Synonyms:
   repulse; drive, beat, or force back

2. repelverb

   Synonyms:
   resist, oppose, check, withstand, confront, parry, rebuff, BLUFF, strive against, make a stand against

3. repelverb

   Synonyms:
   reject, refuse, decline

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1. repelverb

   Synonyms:
   repulse, rebuff, resist, oppose

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1. List of paraphrases for "repel":

   repulse, postpone, reject

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How to use repel in a sentence?

1. Nancy Astor:

   My vigor, vitality, and cheek repel me. I am the kind of woman I would run from.

2. Anonymous:

   By courage I repel adversity.

3. Saad Maan:

   Security forces are reinforcing their positions and setting three defensive lines around Ramadi to repel any attempts by terrorists to launch further attacks, all these three defensive lines will become offensive launch-pads once we determine the zero hour to liberate Ramadi.

4. John Kasich:

   I flat out condemned the idea that we were going to have Muslims register, the idea that we're going to repel an entire group of people on the basis of their religion, it's nonsense.

5. Benjamin Franklin:

   Five thousand balloons, capable of raising two men each, could not cost more than five ships of the line; and where is the prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defense as that 10,000 men descending from the clouds might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them?