What does repellent mean?
Repellent means Repulsive, inspiring aversion..
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/ɹəˈpɛlənt/ · adjective
Repulsive, inspiring aversion..
The mixture of whey, beetroot juice, and spirulina seems repellent to me.
People are rightly and justifiably terrified with our culture. Many aspects of it are destructive and repellant.
[Martin] Heidegger's repellent political beliefs do not contaminate his philosophical work.
All that fabric's supposed to be dust-repellent.
These particles exercise a-highly repellent force.
None of the mosquito repellents we've tried work.
They applied dirt repellent to the sports car.
Use repellent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Repellent means Repulsive, inspiring aversion..
Common synonyms include wicked, loathsome, foul, unpleasant.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The mixture of whey, beetroot juice, and spirulina seems repellent to me.
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