repel

/ɹɪpˈɛl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. cause to move back by force or influence
   “repel the enemy”
2. be repellent to; cause aversion in
3. force or drive back
   “repel the attacker”
4. reject outright and bluntly
   “She snubbed his proposal”
5. fill with distaste
   “This spoilt food disgusts me”

Synonyms for repel

• drive
• repulse
• force back
• push back
• beat back
• fight off
• rebuff
• drive back
• snub
• disgust
• gross out
• revolt

Antonyms of repel

• attract

Words that rhyme with repel

• well
• shell
• bell
• swell
• smell
• spell
• sell
• tell
• parallel
• cell
• fell
• l
• dwell
• gel
• hell
• expel
• yell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• foretell
• knell
• pastel
• retell
• carousel
• carrousel
• clamshell
• compel
• dispel
• dumbbell
• el