REPELLENT

/ɹəˈpɛlənt/ Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 15

Scrabble letter values: R1E1P3E1L1L1E1N1T1 = 11

Definition

  1. noun a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water. — synonyms: repellant
  2. noun a chemical substance that repels animals. — synonyms: repellant
  3. noun the power to repel. — synonyms: repellant
  4. adjective serving or tending to repel. — synonyms: rebarbative, repellant
  5. adjective highly offensive. — synonyms: disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repelling
  6. 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”

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