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be repelled by

VERB

hate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhor despise detest loathe scorn shun

STRONG

abominate anathematize contemn curse deprecate deride disapprove disdain disfavor disparage execrate nauseate spurn

WEAK

be disgusted with be hostile to be loath be reluctant be sick of be sorry bear a grudge against can't stand feel malice to have an aversion to have enough of have no use for look down on not care for object to recoil from shudder at spit upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

admire adore approve cherish like love

STRONG

commend compliment endorse flatter laud praise sanction

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India were surging, only to be repelled by Pope and Foakes.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2024

Or perhaps they took up the case out of a desire to narrow the scope of Section 1983, only to be repelled by the petitioners’ radical and indefensible arguments.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2023

Noel Amano, an archaeozoologist in Jena, worries those and future partners may be repelled by the controversy.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 27, 2021

Diamagnetic substances have a slight tendency to be repelled by magnetic fields.

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

But these offensive manifestations spring from some previous and deep-seated defects of character, and are only to be repelled by what, I fear, they will frequently encounter—the mortification of inspiring disgust.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence

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