🔄 Synonyms of "Repulsive"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| obsceneverb | Offensive to standards of decency or morality. |
| abhorrent | Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing. |
| repugnant | Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion. |
| hideous | Extremely or shockingly ugly. |
| offensivenoun | Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation. |
| uglynoun | Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. |
| detestable | Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Repulsive"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| repugnant | Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion. |
| detestable | Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking. |
| abhorrent | Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing. |
| hideous | Extremely or shockingly ugly. |
| offensive | Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation. |
| ugly | Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. |
| obscene | Offensive to standards of decency or morality. |
| repugnancenoun | Extreme aversion, repulsion. |
| off-putting | Disconcerting, annoying or repulsive; tending to put off. |
| odious | Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure. |
| revulsionnoun | Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror. |
| abominable | Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. |
| heinous | Bad, evil or villainous. |
| hateful | Full of hatred. |
| loathsome | Highly offensive; abominable, sickening. |
| despicable | Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean. |
| gross | (of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts. |
| distasteful | (figuratively) Unpleasant. |
| awful | Very bad. |
| atrocious | Very bad; abominable, disgusting. |
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