as in shocked
filled with disgust
I am repulsed that you think it's OK to cheat on your taxes
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as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust
the smell of that town's paper mill totally repulses me
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as in repelled
to drive back
the defense repeatedly repulsed all of the offense's attempts to move the ball forward, keeping them firmly planted on the 20-yard line
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Recent Examples of repulsed
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Firstman’s debut directorial effort, Club Kid, shrewdly acknowledges those garish personality tics, which have both endeared and repulsed audiences.
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Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Anyone who has worked in or observed the media industry for the last couple of decades will recognize and be repulsed by nepo-baby Jay, who is undeniably villainous.
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Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Floyd, distraught by his own physical failures, is nevertheless repulsed by the sight of Carol in her big, burly ump gear.
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Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
Pheidippides, legendary Greek hēmerodromos, or courier, who is popularly believed to have run 40 km (about 25 miles) from the battlefield at Marathon to Athens in 490 bce, to report that the Athenians, in a single afternoon, had repulsed the first Persian invasion of Greece.
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Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
Cilantro, a polarizing herb that’s either adored in Mexican, Southeast Asian, and Indian cuisines, or repulsed by those who detect a nauseating soapy taste.
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Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
Nick is hired by a mafia don to confirm and then steal a priceless manuscript said to be Dante’s original Divine Comedy in his own hand, dragging Nick into an underworld he’s both repulsed by and complicit in.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by pretty much everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack crawled back to Bliss.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it.
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George Caulkin,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Firstman’s debut directorial effort, Club Kid, shrewdly acknowledges those garish personality tics, which have both endeared and repulsed audiences.
—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
Anyone who has worked in or observed the media industry for the last couple of decades will recognize and be repulsed by nepo-baby Jay, who is undeniably villainous.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Floyd, distraught by his own physical failures, is nevertheless repulsed by the sight of Carol in her big, burly ump gear.
—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
Pheidippides, legendary Greek hēmerodromos, or courier, who is popularly believed to have run 40 km (about 25 miles) from the battlefield at Marathon to Athens in 490 bce, to report that the Athenians, in a single afternoon, had repulsed the first Persian invasion of Greece.
—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 Mar. 2026
Cilantro, a polarizing herb that’s either adored in Mexican, Southeast Asian, and Indian cuisines, or repulsed by those who detect a nauseating soapy taste.
—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
Nick is hired by a mafia don to confirm and then steal a priceless manuscript said to be Dante’s original Divine Comedy in his own hand, dragging Nick into an underworld he’s both repulsed by and complicit in.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by pretty much everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack crawled back to Bliss.
—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repulsed
Adjective
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Pochettino says while making a shocked face.
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Her mom was incredibly proud — and a bit shocked — that a Black man had been elected president.
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Kim The call left Kim Grindell disgusted, furious and wracked with guilt.
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Many of the crew members are disgusted by Vito's homosexuality, but Phil seems to take special exception to this revelation, going out of his way to demand Tony take him out and becoming violently angered even at the mere mention of Vito's name.
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Body on the line 💪 But that was not the Wan-Bissaka who repelled Rashford’s attacking threat as England toiled at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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It’s often said that pests are repelled by the strong scent of coffee, or that mosquitoes won’t bite and ants won’t be able to navigate by their scent trails if coffee grounds are around.
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If a sick animal did end up at a slaughterhouse, the US Department of Agriculture’s thorough meat inspection system would very likely spot it, separate it from others and deem it US Suspect.
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But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.
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Last summer, cooling towers were behind a Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem that caused 6 deaths and sickened more than 100 others.
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More than 100 passengers were sickened in a recent norovirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise ship that departed from California last month and arrived back at port Thursday.
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Hibon says the filmmakers deliberately resisted recreating the look of the old cartoon.
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Europe has long resisted air conditioning as noisy, an eyesore on architectural facades and unnecessary, as brutal summer heat has been relatively short-lived.
Adjective
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The stench of corruption might become so overwhelming that a revolted electorate rejects the entire enterprise.
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Seated beside Rosado on Wednesday, Lopez appeared appalled at what had transpired in recent weeks.
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Democratic lawmakers were predictably appalled by Pulte’s selection.
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“Repulsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repulsed. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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