Words and phrases that have a meaning related to repel: (163 results)
Often used in the same context:
repulse, neutralize, thwart, fend, subdue, dislodge, resist, outflank, deter, vanquish, overpower, smother, withstand, annihilate, counteract, frustrate, defend, shield, topple, outwit, outfox, stun, stave off, protect, pulverise, unsettle, outlast, rouse, unleash, disorientate, frighten, prevent, quell, outmanoeuvre, banish, bombard, fortify, counterattacked, deflect, pummel, overwhelm, outgun, destroy, obliterate, quash, stymie, mount, unnerve, suppress, extirpate, galvanize, exterminate, petrify, penetrate, mimic, marauding, incapacitate, zap, repellent, outbreed, disorient, insulate, rile, provoke, pulverize, oust, dowse, inflict, extinguish, contain, conquer, squelch, invade, pierce, inoculate, colonize, defang, disperse, eradicate, crush, outsmart, dodge, emplace, infiltrate, terrorize, awaken, spray, instigate, ignite, roust, nullify, disconcert, recolonize, liberate, negate, massing, eject, startle, swarming, stiffen, douse, weaponize
More specific:
alien, alienate, churn up, disaffect, disgust, estrange, nauseate, put off, revolt, sicken, turn off
Appears in the definition of:
., aversive, boarder, fleabane, hydrophobic, hydrophobicity, lithograph, lithograph machine, off-putting, rebarbative, repellant, repellent, repulsion, repulsivea, repulsive force, sealing, ward off, waterproofing
More general:
disdain, displease, excite, fight, fight back, fight down, force, freeze off, oppose, pooh-pooh, push, reject, scorn, spurn, stimulate, stir, turn down
Synonyms:
Also try:beat back, brush off, drive, drive back, drive off, fight off, force back, push back, rebuff, snub
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