Antonyms for re pulsing
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : ri-puhls |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpʌls |
- abet
- accept
- acknowledge
- admire
- admit
- advance
- agree
- aid
- allow
- appeal
- appease
- appoint
- approve
- ascend
- assist
- assuage
- attract
- back down
- bear
- begin
- behave
- believe
- build
- calm
- choose
- clear
- collect
- comfort
- commend
- compliment
- comply
- concede
- confront
- construct
- continue
- create
- cure
- deal with
- delight
- desire
- discourage
- dissuade
- do
- draw
- embrace
- employ
- enchant
- encounter
- encourage
- engage
- esteem
- expedite
- face
- facilitate
- fail
- fix
- flatter
- float
- forfeit
- forge
- forward
- free
- gather
- give in
- give up
- go along
- go forward
- grant
- grow
- harmonize
- heal
- help
- hide
- hire
- hold
- hug
- include
- increase
- indulge
- initiate
- inspirit
- keep
- lay bare
- let go
- let in
- liberate
- like
- lose
- love
- maintain
- make happy
- make vulnerable
- make well
- meet
- mend
- mollify
- note
- obey
- OK
- open
- order
- pay attention
- permit
- placate
- please
- praise
- preserve
- promote
- prove
- push
- quiet
- ratify
- regard
- release
- respect
- retreat
- revere
- rise
- sanction
- save
- secure
- soothe
- start
- stay
- strengthen
- submit
- support
- surrender
- take in
- take on
- trust
- validate
- want
- weaken
- welcome
- win
- yield
Definition of re pulsing
Origin :- early 15c., from Latin repulsus, past participle of repellere "drive back, reject" (see repel). Related: Repulsed; repulsing.
- As in nauseate : verb make sick; disgust
- As in offend : verb displease, insult
- As in parry : verb ward off, circumvent
- As in back : verb put in reverse direction
- As in rebuff : verb turn away; give the cold shoulder
- As in rebut : verb argue against; prove wrong
- As in reject : verb say no to
- As in repel : verb induce aversion
- As in repulse : verb push away
- As in repulse : verb make sick
- As in revolt : verb disgust, nauseate
- As in rout : verb defeat overwhelmingly
- As in sicken : verb revolt, make ill
- As in spurn : verb turn away; ignore
- As in ward/ward off : verb defend, guard
- As in fight back : verb defend
- As in check : verb hinder, restrain
- As in retrocede : verb back
- As in defeat : verb conquer in military manner
- As in defy : verb challenge, frustrate
- As in disgust : verb cause aversion; repel
- As in dismiss : verb put out of one's mind
- As in fend off : verb keep at bay
- As in fight back/fight off : verb defend oneself
Synonyms for re pulsing
- abominate
- affect
- afflict
- affront
- aggrieve
- air
- ambush
- anger
- annihilate
- annoy
- antagonize
- anticipate
- arrest
- avert
- avoid
- backpedal
- backtrack
- baffle
- banish
- bar
- bash
- be disagreeable
- be repulsive
- bear down
- beard
- beat
- beat off
- best
- bit
- block
- blow out of water
- bother
- bottle up
- bottleneck
- brave
- break
- bridle
- brush off
- bulldoze
- burn
- bury
- butcher
- bypass
- cashier
- cast aside
- cast off
- cast out
- chase
- check
- checkmate
- chide
- choke
- chuck
- circumvent
- clean up on
- clobber
- cloy on
- come back at
- confound
- confront
- confute
- conquer
- constrain
- contain
- contemn
- control
- controvert
- counteract
- crawl
- cream
- cross
- crush
- curb
- cut
- cut short
- cut to pieces
- dare
- decimate
- decline
- defeat
- deflect
- delay
- demolish
- deny
- derange
- deride
- despise
- destroy
- deter
- disallow
- disapprove
- disbelieve
- discard
- discomfit
- disconfirm
- discount
- discourage
- discredit
- disdain
- disenchant
- disgruntle
- disgust
- dismiss
- disoblige
- disorder
- dispel
- displease
- disprove
- disregard
- distress
- disturb
- divert
- dodge
- drive back
- drive off
- drop
- drown
- duck
- dump
- eliminate
- elude
- en garde
- entrap
- evade
- evert
- exasperate
- exclude
- expel
- face
- fall back
- fence
- fend
- fend off
- fight off
- fill with loathing
- finish
- finish off
- flout
- flush
- fly in face of
- foil
- forestall
- fret
- front
- frustrate
- gall
- get back at
- gibe
- gird
- give a pain
- give a pain in neck
- give the cold shoulder
- give thumbs down to
- gross out
- halt
- hang tough
- harness
- heave-ho
- hinder
- hold
- hold at bay
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- hold in contempt
- hold off
- horrify
- hunt
- hurl defiance at
- hurt
- ignore
- impede
- inhibit
- insult
- interrupt
- invalidate
- irk
- irritate
- jar
- jeer
- jettison
- jilt
- keep at a distance
- keep at arm's length
- keep at bay
- keep back
- keep off
- kick in the teeth
- kill
- kiss off
- lambaste
- larrup
- lash out at
- laugh away
- lay aside
- lick
- limit
- look down on
- make flesh crawl
- make my day
- make one sick
- make sick
- miff
- mock
- moderate
- mow down
- murder
- nauseate
- negate
- negative
- neglect
- nettle
- neutralize
- nip in the bud
- nix
- not buy
- not hear of
- obliterate
- obstruct
- obviate
- offend
- offend morals of
- oppose
- outdare
- outflank
- outmaneuver
- outrage
- overpower
- overrun
- overthrow
- overturn
- overwhelm
- pain
- pall
- parry
- pass by
- pass on
- pass up
- pause
- pique
- play for time
- pooh-pooh
- preclude
- prevail over
- prevent
- prove false
- provoke
- push back
- put down
- put in one's place
- put off
- put to flight
- put up fight
- quash
- quell
- rally
- rebuff
- rebuke
- rebut
- recede
- reduce
- refuse
- refute
- regress
- rein in
- reject
- relegate
- reluct
- renounce
- repel
- reply
- repress
- reprobate
- reprove
- repudiate
- repulse
- resist
- restrain
- retaliate
- retard
- retire
- retrace one's steps
- retract
- retreat
- retrograde
- retrogress
- reverse
- revolt
- ridicule
- rile
- roll back
- rout
- route
- rule out
- sack
- scandalize
- scatter
- scoff
- scorn
- scout
- scrap
- scuttle
- second
- send away
- set aside
- set back
- shed
- shelve
- shipwreck
- shirk
- shock
- shoot down
- shun
- shut out
- sicken
- sidestep
- sin
- sink
- skunk
- slacken pace
- slaughter
- slight
- slough
- slow down
- slur
- smash
- sneer
- sneeze at
- snub
- spurn
- squelch
- stave off
- stay
- steer clear
- stick
- stick fast
- sting
- stop
- stymie
- subdue
- subjugate
- suppress
- surfeit
- surmount
- swamp
- take on
- take one on
- tame
- taunt
- tell off
- terminate
- throw away
- throw back
- throw out
- thwart
- top
- torpedo
- total
- trample
- transgress
- trash
- trespass
- trounce
- turn
- turn aside
- turn away
- turn down
- turn nose up at
- turn off
- turn one off
- turn one's stomach
- turn stomach
- turn tail
- twit
- unhinge
- unsettle
- upset
- vanquish
- venture
- veto
- vex
- violate
- wallop
- ward off
- wax
- whip
- wipe off map
- wipe out
- withdraw
- withhold
- withstand
- worst
- wound
- zap
- zing
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