Thesaurus / repel
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Simcoe is going to erect a fort in our territories, and the President has declared that he will repel the attempt.
ABRIDGMENT OF THE DEBATES OF CONGRESS, FROM 1789 TO 1856, VOL. I (OF 16)THOMAS HART BENTON
The memorized lines of the young speaker will usually sound like memorized words, and repel.
THE ART OF PUBLIC SPEAKINGDALE CARNAGEY (AKA DALE CARNEGIE) AND J. BERG ESENWEIN
For few indeed are the souls that are able by the aid of wealth to repel dangers of this description.
But he failed to repel the Turks, who in 1526 destroyed the power of Hungary at the battle of Mohcs.
But when it is intimated that all this is necessarily and inevitably so, I repel the insinuation.
THE BOBBIN BOYWILLIAM M. THAYER
Besides, it certainly must be looked upon as ex parte evidence, which it was impossible to repel.
During the long day San Juan had sought to frighten, to repel her.
THE BELLS OF SAN JUANJACKSON GREGORY
Everyone was up and ready to repel an attack, but none was made, and after an hour the fire ceased as suddenly as it had begun.
WITH THE ALLIES TO PEKINGEORGE ALFRED HENTY
The measures to repel an attack on the points hitherto unassailed had been taken.
MICHAEL STROGOFFJULES VERNE
Waymouth caught sight of what was occurring, and with a handful of men sprang to repel the boarders.
ANTONY WAYMOUTHW.H.G. KINGSTON
WORDS RELATED TO REPEL
- ambush
- annihilate
- bar
- bear down
- beat
- best
- block
- butcher
- crush
- decimate
- demolish
- discomfit
- drown
- entrap
- finish off
- halt
- hinder
- impede
- lick
- mow down
- obliterate
- obstruct
- outflank
- outmaneuver
- overpower
- overrun
- overthrow
- overwhelm
- parry
- prevail over
- quell
- reduce
- repel
- repress
- repulse
- roll back
- rout
- route
- sack
- scatter
- shipwreck
- sink
- slaughter
- smash
- subdue
- subjugate
- suppress
- surmount
- swamp
- torpedo
- trample
- trash
- upset
- vanquish
- whip
- wipe out
- baffle
- beard
- brave
- confront
- contemn
- dare
- defeat
- deride
- despise
- disregard
- elude
- face
- flout
- fly in face of
- foil
- front
- gibe
- hang tough
- hurl defiance at
- ignore
- insult
- make my day
- mock
- oppose
- outdare
- provoke
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- ridicule
- scorn
- slight
- spurn
- stick
- stick fast
- take one on
- thwart
- venture
- violate
- withstand
- baffle
- beard
- brave
- confront
- contemn
- dare
- defeat
- deride
- despise
- disregard
- elude
- face
- flout
- fly in face of
- foil
- front
- gibe
- hang tough
- hurl defiance at
- ignore
- insult
- make my day
- mock
- oppose
- outdare
- provoke
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- ridicule
- scorn
- slight
- spurn
- stick
- stick fast
- take one on
- thwart
- venture
- violate
- withstand
- baffle
- beard
- brave
- confront
- contemn
- dare
- defeat
- deride
- despise
- disregard
- elude
- face
- flout
- fly in face of
- foil
- front
- gibe
- hang tough
- hurl defiance at
- ignore
- insult
- make my day
- mock
- oppose
- outdare
- provoke
- repel
- repulse
- resist
- ridicule
- scorn
- slight
- spurn
- stick
- stick fast
- take one on
- thwart
- venture
- violate
- withstand
- abolish
- banish
- boot
- brush off
- bundle
- cast off
- cast out
- chase
- chuck
- clear
- decline
- deport
- detach
- disband
- discard
- dispatch
- dispense with
- disperse
- dispose of
- dissolve
- divorce
- do without
- drive out
- eject
- expel
- force out
- have done with
- kick out
- let go
- let out
- lock out
- outlaw
- push aside
- push back
- reject
- release
- relegate
- relinquish
- repel
- repudiate
- rid
- send off
- send packing
- shed
- show out
- slough off
- supersede
- sweep away
- turn out
- abolish
- banish
- boot
- brush off
- bundle
- cast off
- cast out
- chase
- chuck
- clear
- decline
- deport
- detach
- disband
- discard
- dispatch
- dispense with
- disperse
- dispose of
- dissolve
- divorce
- do without
- drive out
- eject
- expel
- force out
- have done with
- kick out
- let go
- let out
- lock out
- outlaw
- push aside
- push back
- reject
- release
- relegate
- relinquish
- repel
- repudiate
- rid
- send off
- send packing
- shed
- show out
- slough off
- supersede
- sweep away
- turn out
- abolish
- banish
- boot
- brush off
- bundle
- cast off
- cast out
- chase
- chuck
- clear
- decline
- deport
- detach
- disband
- discard
- dispatch
- dispense with
- disperse
- dispose of
- dissolve
- divorce
- do without
- drive out
- eject
- expel
- force out
- have done with
- kick out
- let go
- let out
- lock out
- outlaw
- push aside
- push back
- reject
- release
- relegate
- relinquish
- repel
- repudiate
- rid
- send off
- send packing
- shed
- show out
- slough off
- supersede
- sweep away
- turn out
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