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repulsive - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: repulsive
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: very disgusting, offensive
Synonyms: abhorrent, abominable, animal*, creepy*, disagreeable, distasteful, forbidding, foul, gross, hateful, hideous, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, noisome, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, pugnacious, repellent, revolting, sickening, sleazy*, ugly, undesirable, unpleasant, unsightly, vile, horrid, off-putting
Notes: repulsive describes a characteristic of a person or object; repellent describes an impression projected by a person or object - a person is repulsive, while a person's behavior is repellent
Antonyms: attractive, enchanting, inviting, pleasing
Main Entry: abhorrent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: disgusting
Synonyms: despicable, detestable, execrable, loathsome, offensive, repulsive, revolting
Main Entry: abominable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: awful, detestable
Synonyms: abhorrent, atrocious, awful, bad, base, beastly, contemptible, cursed, despicable, disgusting, foul, grim, gross*, hairy*, hateful, heinous, hellish, horrible, loathsome, lousy, nauseating, obnoxious, odious, offensive, repellent, reprehensible, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rotten, sleazy*, stinking, terrible, vile, wretched, grody, horrid
Antonyms: alluring, appealing, delightful, desirable, enjoyable, lovable, pleasant, sweet, wonderful, likeable
Main Entry: awful
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: very bad; terrible
Synonyms: abominable, alarming, appalling, atrocious, deplorable, depressing, dire, disgusting, distressing, dreadful, fearful, frightful, ghastly, gross*, gruesome, grungy*, harrowing, hideous, horrible, nasty, offensive, raunchy, repulsive, shocking, stinking, synthetic, tough, ugly, unpleasant, unsightly, grody, horrendous, horrific, horrifying
Antonyms: beautiful, good, pleasing, ok
Main Entry: detestable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: loathsome, abominable
Synonyms: abhorrent, accursed, atrocious, awful, despicable, disgusting, execrable, gross*, hateful, heinous, lousy, maggot, monstrous, obnoxious, odious, offensive, outrageous, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rotten, shocking, sorry, vile, abhorred, godawful, grody, hateable, horrid, low-down
Antonyms: admirable, adorable, respectable, respected, adored, cherished, likeable, loveable, prized
Main Entry: execrable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: horrible, sickening
Synonyms: abhorrent, abominable, accursed, atrocious, confounded, cursed, damnable, defective, deplorable, despicable, detestable, disgusting, foul, hateful, heinous, loathsome, low, monstrous, nauseous, obnoxious, odious, offensive, repulsive, revolting, vile, wretched, horrific
Antonyms: nice, pleasant
Main Entry: fetid
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: foul, rancid
Synonyms: corrupt, gross*, icky*, loathsome, lousy, malodorous, mephitic, noisome, noxious, offensive, putrid, rank, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rotten, smelly, stinking, strong, yucky*, fusty, grody, reeking, stenchy, stinky, yecchy
Antonyms: aromatic, clean, fragrant, pure, sweet
Main Entry: forbidding
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: ominous, daunting
Synonyms: abhorrent, disagreeable, dour, foreboding, frightening, grim, hostile, menacing, odious, offensive, repellent, repulsive, sinister, threatening, tough, ugly, unapproachable, unfriendly, unpleasant, glowering, off-putting
Antonyms: approachable, friendly, undaunting
Main Entry: gruesome
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: horrible, awful
Synonyms: abominable, appalling, fearful, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, gross*, hideous, loathsome, lurid, macabre, monstrous, morbid, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, shocking, sick*, spine-tingling*, terrible, terrifying, ugly, weird*, daunting, grody, horrendous, horrid, horrific, horrifying
Antonyms: beautiful, pleasant, pretty
Main Entry: hateful
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: nasty, obnoxious
Synonyms: abhorrent, abominable, accursed, awful, bitter, catty*, confounded, cursed, damnable, damned, despicable, detestable, disgusting, evil, execrable, forbidding, foul, gross, heinous, infamous, invidious, loathsome, malevolent, malign, mean, odious, offensive, ornery*, pesky, pestiferous, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, spiteful, undesirable, vicious, vile, blasted, cussed, despiteful, horrid, resentful, shuddersome, uncool
Antonyms: friendly, kind, likable, lovable, nice, pleasant, polite
Main Entry: insulting
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: abusive
Synonyms: biting, degrading, derogatory, discourteous, disparaging, disrespectful, hurtful, insolent, offensive, repulsive, rude, slighting, uncivil, ridiculing
Main Entry: loathsome
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: hateful
Synonyms: abhorrent, abominable, beastly, creepy, deplorable, detestable, disgusting, execrable, gross, hideous, horrible, invidious, lousy, nasty, nauseating, obnoxious, odious, offensive, pesky, pestiferous, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sleazy*, slimy*, vile, bitchy, uncool
Antonyms: liking, lovable, respectful
Main Entry: nauseating
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: nauseous
Synonyms: abhorrent, detestable, disgusting, distasteful, fulsome, loathsome, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening
Main Entry: nauseous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: disgusting
Synonyms: abhorrent, brackish, detestable, distasteful, ill, loathsome, nauseated, nauseating, offensive, queasy, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, rocky*, sick, sickening, squeamish, seasick, sick as dog
Antonyms: nice, pleasing, soothing
Main Entry: noisome
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: immoral, bad, offensive
Synonyms: baneful, dangerous, deadly, deleterious, disgusting, fetid, foul, harmful, hurtful, injurious, loathsome, malodorous, mephitic, mischievous, nauseating, noxious, pernicious, pestiferous, poisonous, putrid, rank, repulsive, sickening, sickly, smelly, stinking, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome, vile, yucky*, horrid, insalubrious, insalutary, pestilential, reeking
Antonyms: good, just, moral, upright
Main Entry: odious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: hateful, horrible
Synonyms: abhorrent, abominable, creepy*, detestable, disgusting, execrable, foul, loathsome, mean, obnoxious, offensive, ornery, pain in the neck*, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, unpleasant, vile, hateable, horrid
Antonyms: agreeable, delightful, great, pleasing, likeable, loveable
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