repellent

/ɹɪpˈɛlənt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. serving or tending to repel
   “he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful”
2. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
   “a disgusting smell”
3. incapable of absorbing or mixing with
   “a water-repellent fabric”

noun

1. a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
2. a chemical substance that repels animals
3. the power to repel
   “she knew many repellents to his advances”

Synonyms for repellent

• rebarbative
• repellant
• unpleasant
• disgusting
• disgustful
• distasteful
• foul
• loathly
• loathsome
• repelling
• revolting
• skanky
• wicked
• yucky
• offensive
• resistant
• nonabsorbent

Words that rhyme with repellent

• propellant