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Detailed Synonyms for repulse in English

repulse:

to repulse verb (repulses, repulsed, repulsing)

  1. to repulse
    to shock; to repulse
    • shock verb (shocks, shocked, shocking)
    • repulse verb (repulses, repulsed, repulsing)
  2. to repulse
    – force or drive back 1
    to repel; rebuff; to repulse; to drive back; fight off
    – force or drive back 1
    • repel verb (repels, repelled, repelling)
      • repel the attacker1
    • rebuff verb
      • rebuff the attack1
    • repulse verb (repulses, repulsed, repulsing)
    • drive back verb (drives back, drove back, driving back)
    • fight off verb
      • fight off the onslaught1
  3. to repulse
    – cause to move back by force or influence 1
    to drive; to repel; to repulse; to force back; to beat back; push back
    – cause to move back by force or influence 1
    • drive verb (drives, drove, driving)
    • repel verb (repels, repelled, repelling)
      • repel the enemy1
    • repulse verb (repulses, repulsed, repulsing)
    • force back verb (forces back, forced back, forcing back)
    • beat back verb (beats back, beated back, beating back)
      • beat back the invaders1
    • push back verb
      • push back the urge to smoke1
  4. to repulse
    – be repellent to; cause aversion in 1
    to repel; to repulse
    – be repellent to; cause aversion in 1
    • repel verb (repels, repelled, repelling)
    • repulse verb (repulses, repulsed, repulsing)

Conjugations for repulse:

present
  1. repulse
  2. repulse
  3. repulses
  4. repulse
  5. repulse
  6. repulse
simple past
  1. repulsed
  2. repulsed
  3. repulsed
  4. repulsed
  5. repulsed
  6. repulsed
present perfect
  1. have repulsed
  2. have repulsed
  3. has repulsed
  4. have repulsed
  5. have repulsed
  6. have repulsed
past continuous
  1. was repulsing
  2. were repulsing
  3. was repulsing
  4. were repulsing
  5. were repulsing
  6. were repulsing
future
  1. shall repulse
  2. will repulse
  3. will repulse
  4. shall repulse
  5. will repulse
  6. will repulse
continuous present
  1. am repulsing
  2. are repulsing
  3. is repulsing
  4. are repulsing
  5. are repulsing
  6. are repulsing
subjunctive
  1. be repulsed
  2. be repulsed
  3. be repulsed
  4. be repulsed
  5. be repulsed
  6. be repulsed
diverse
  1. repulse!
  2. let's repulse!
  3. repulsed
  4. repulsing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

repulse [the ~] noun

  1. the repulse
    – an instance of driving away or warding off 1
    the snub; the rebuff; the repulse
    – an instance of driving away or warding off 1

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Related Definitions for "repulse":

  1. an instance of driving away or warding off1
  2. force or drive back1
  3. cause to move back by force or influence1
  4. be repellent to; cause aversion in1