Synonyms for repellant
re·pel·lant

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1. repellent, repellantnoun

   a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water

   Synonyms:
   repellent

   Antonyms:
   inoffensive, pleasant

2. repellent, repellantnoun

   a chemical substance that repels animals

   Synonyms:
   repellent

   Antonyms:
   inoffensive, pleasant

3. repellent, repellantadjective

   the power to repel

   "she knew many repellents to his advances"

   Synonyms:
   repellent

   Antonyms:
   pleasant, inoffensive

4. rebarbative, repellent, repellantadjective

   serving or tending to repel

   "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent"

   Synonyms:
   loathly, disgustful, rebarbative, disgusting, resistant, yucky, wicked, revolting, loathsome, foul, distasteful, repelling, repellent, skanky

   Antonyms:
   inoffensive, pleasant

5. disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yuckyadjective

   highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

   "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

   Synonyms:
   filthy, noisome, fetid, nauseous, revolting, nauseating, marked-up, foul, implike, repellent, mischievous, arch, sickening, dirty, unsavoury, distasteful, offensive, cruddy, rebarbative, ill-scented, foetid, vile, severe, sinful, pixilated, disgustful, stinking, resistant, disgusting, afoul(ip), smelly, cheating(a), foul-smelling, loathsome, prankish, wicked, yucky, unsportsmanlike, unholy, skanky, nasty, unsporting, terrible, impish, funky, smutty, repelling, loathly, unsavory, fouled, puckish, queasy

   Antonyms:
   pleasant, inoffensive

Matched Categories

1. • Compound

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How to use repellant in a sentence?

1. Tom Bruton:

   They're extremely strong, and they are extremely persistent, and that's what makes them so good for nonstick, waterproof and stain-repellant products.

2. Lyle Petersen:

   The public can help by using repellant, minimizing mosquitoes on property and getting medical attention without delay.