Antonyms for repugnant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ri-puhg-nuhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpʌg nənt |
Definition of repugnant
Origin :- late 14c., "contrary, contradictory," from Old French repugnant "contradictory, opposing" or directly from Latin repugnantem (nominative repugnans), present participle of repugnare "to resist, fight back, oppose; disagree, be incompatible," from re- "back" (see re-) + pugnare "to fight" (see pugnacious). Meaning "distasteful, objectionable" is from 1777.
- adj bad, obnoxious; hostile
- She had come to believe almost his theory of the future, since it was not repugnant to her prejudices.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- To me, however, constituted as I am, the idea was most repugnant.
- Extract from : « The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- Somehow or other, the idea of her marrying anyone was repugnant to me.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Though the man was repugnant to her, she saluted him cheerfully.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- The very thought of going to him for aid, after all that had passed, was repugnant to Ruth.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- The whole idea and thing of a priesthood would be repugnant to Buddhism.
- Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
- He had laid his hand to a repugnant business, and the burden of it was too heavy for him to bear.
- Extract from : « The Nebuly Coat » by John Meade Falkner
- That, perhaps, is why Socialism is so attractive to some minds, so repugnant to others.
- Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis
- Domestic slavery is repugnant to the principles of Christianity.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 » by Various
- Yet the Russian system of to-day is quite as repugnant to every idea of justice.
- Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith
Synonyms for repugnant
- abhorrent
- abominable
- adverse
- against
- alien
- antagonistic
- antipathetic
- averse
- conflicting
- contradictory
- counter
- creepy
- different
- disagreeable
- disgusting
- distasteful
- extraneous
- extrinsic
- foreign
- foul
- hateful
- horrid
- in opposition
- incompatible
- inconsistent
- inconsonant
- inimical
- invidious
- loathsome
- nasty
- nauseating
- noisome
- objectionable
- odious
- offensive
- opposed
- opposite
- repellent
- revolting
- revulsive
- sickening
- unconformable
- unfitted
- unfriendly
- vile
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