REPELLENT
Scrabble letter values: R1E1P3E1L1L1E1N1T1 = 11
Definition
- noun a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water. — synonyms: repellant
- noun a chemical substance that repels animals. — synonyms: repellant
- noun the power to repel. — synonyms: repellant
- adjective serving or tending to repel. — synonyms: rebarbative, repellant
- adjective highly offensive. — synonyms: disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repelling
- adjective incapable of absorbing or mixing with. — synonyms: resistant
Examples
- “she knew many repellents to his advances”
- “he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful”
- “I find his obsequiousness repellent”