Definition for Repulse:

• To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.

Synonyms for Repulse:

• n.

  •
  • avoid,
  • blank,
  • shun.
  •
  • communicate,
  • give,
  • transmit,
  • carry,
  • infect,
  • cause,
  • develop,
  • spread.
  •communication (noun)
  • snub.
  •defeat (noun)
  • Vanquishment,
  • subjugation.
  •denial (noun)
  • renouncement,
  • nonacceptance.
  •rebuff (noun)
  • setback,
  • refusal.
  •refusal (noun)
  • turndown.
  •repulse (noun)
  • beat back,
  • drive,
  • force back.
  •snub; rejection (noun)
  • failure,
  • disappointment,
  • nix,
  • cold shoulder,
  • Spurning.
  •traversal (noun)
  • traversal.

• v.

  •make sick (verb)
  • disdain,
  • refuse,
  • give a pain,
  • disregard.
  •oppose (verb)
  • inhibit,
  • oppose,
  • repress,
  • protest,
  • conflict,
  • counterattack,
  • fight,
  • meddle,
  • antagonize,
  • resist,
  • counter,
  • challenge,
  • intercept,
  • obstruct,
  • object,
  • counteract,
  • hinder,
  • confront,
  • contradict,
  • oppress,
  • dispute,
  • impede,
  • disagree,
  • cross,
  • interfere,
  • suppress.
  •push away (verb)
  • heave-ho,
  • brush off,
  • hold off,
  • stave off,
  • throw back,
  • set back,
  • overthrow.
  •refuse (verb)
  • deny,
  • decline,
  • disincline,
  • renounce,
  • repudiate.
  •resist (verb)
  • stand fast,
  • stand firm,
  • withstand.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • undoing.
  •
  • turn off.
  •
  • ward.
  •
  • keep.
  •back
  • Retrocede,
  • drive back.
  •defeat
  • prevail over.
  •defend
  • fight back.
  •fend off
  • keep off,
  • beat off,
  • hold at bay,
  • turn aside.
  •revolt
  • turn stomach.

Paraphrases for Repulse:

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    resist, rebuff, reject, rebut, refuse, reschedule, postpone.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    repel.

Antonyms for Repulse:

• n.

  • snub; rejection
    attraction, enchantment, help, win, attainment, success.
  • Other antonyms:
    acceptance, glad hand, welcome mat, embrace.

• v.

  • make sick
    esteem, accept, respect, sanction, welcome.
  • push away
    soothe, enchant, aid, approve, attract, please, allow.

Homophones for Repulse:

• rafflesiaceae, ribless, reflex, replace, rivulus, rebellious, ropewalk, riblike, roofless, rubiales, replica, republic, reflux, raffles, republish, rabelais.

Hyponym for Repulse:

• n.

  • communication
    rejection.