Thesaurus / repel
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Normally, hairlike structures called cilia on frog skin repel pathogens and spread mucus around.
FROG SKIN CELLS TURNED THEMSELVES INTO LIVING MACHINESLAURA SANDERSMARCH 31, 2021SCIENCE NEWSEthanol preservation of specimens repels bacteria and fungi, but leaches out colors.
DAZZLING UNDERWATER PHOTOS CAPTURE NEW VIEWS AND SCIENTIFIC DETAIL OF FISH LARVAEDEVIN A. REESEMARCH 30, 2021SCIENCE NEWSPockets of water under the streamside plants support the plants during drought, which then repel fires much better than dry vegetation.
SIMPLE HAND-BUILT STRUCTURES CAN HELP STREAMS SURVIVE WILDFIRES AND DROUGHTBRIANNA RANDALLMARCH 26, 2021SCIENCE NEWSYou might expect the negative skyrmions to repel one another, but the quantum mechanical rules governing how electrons hop between the two sublattices actually draw skyrmions on the opposing grids together.
A NEW TWIST REVEALS SUPERCONDUCTIVITY’S SECRETSCHARLIE WOODMARCH 16, 2021QUANTA MAGAZINEBy December, the king of Sweden announced, “I think that we have failed,” after the nation was hit with a second wave of cases, which herd immunity was supposed to repel.
WHO CONQUERED THE VIRUS?NICK FOURIEZOSMARCH 13, 2021OZYIts high-tech fabric actually repels moisture for all-day warmth, and if you work up a sweat, inner thigh vents allow for extra breathability.
BEST SNOW PANTS TO KEEP YOU COZY (AND ACTIVE) ALL WINTER LONGPOPSCI COMMERCE TEAMFEBRUARY 25, 2021POPULAR SCIENCEA dignified, modest reserve is the surest way to repel impertinence.
THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEYThey were ready to adopt the most energetic measures to repel the interference of this armed confederacy.
MADAME ROLAND, MAKERS OF HISTORYJOHN S. C. ABBOTTDouglas was advancing to repel the assailants when he was informed of the force in rear, and instantly drew back his men.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISONThe men of his company, roaring curses at the Frenchmen, prepare to receive and repel a thundering charge of French cuirassiers.
LITTLE TRAVELS AND ROADSIDE SKETCHESWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAYSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 19, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO REPEL
- affright
- agitate
- alarm
- appall
- astound
- awe
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- chill
- chill to the bone
- cow
- curdle the blood
- daunt
- demoralize
- deter
- disburb
- discomfort
- disconcert
- discourage
- dishearten
- dismay
- disquiet
- faze
- horrify
- intimidate
- make blood run cold
- make teeth chatter
- panic
- perturb
- petrify
- repel
- scare away
- scare off
- scare to death
- spook
- startle
- stiff
- strike terror into
- terrify
- terrorize
- unhinge
- unnerve
- affront
- aggrieve
- anger
- annoy
- antagonize
- be disagreeable
- disgruntle
- disgust
- disoblige
- distress
- disturb
- exasperate
- fret
- gall
- horrify
- hurt
- irritate
- jar
- miff
- nauseate
- nettle
- outrage
- pain
- pique
- provoke
- repel
- repulse
- rile
- shock
- sicken
- sin
- slight
- slur
- snub
- sting
- transgress
- trespass
- turn one off
- upset
- vex
- wound
- zing
- affronting
- aggrieving
- angering
- annoying
- antagonizing
- being disagreeable
- disgruntling
- disgusting
- disobliging
- distressing
- disturbing
- exasperating
- fretting
- galling
- horrifying
- hurting
- irritating
- jarring
- miffing
- nauseating
- nettling
- outraging
- paining
- piquing
- provoking
- repelling
- repulsing
- riling
- shocking
- sickening
- sinning
- slighting
- slurring
- snubbing
- sting
- transgressing
- trespassing
- turning one off
- upsetting
- vexing
- winding
- zinging
- affronts
- aggrieves
- angers
- annoys
- antagonizes
- disgruntles
- disgusts
- disobliges
- distresses
- disturbs
- exasperates
- frets
- galls
- horrifies
- hurts
- irritates
- is disagreeable
- jars
- miffs
- nauseates
- nettles
- outrages
- pains
- piques
- provokes
- repels
- repulses
- riles
- shocks
- sickens
- sins
- slights
- slurs
- snubs
- stings
- transgresses
- trespasses
- turns one off
- upsets
- vexes
- winds
- zings
- beat off
- brush off
- check
- chide
- cross
- cut
- decline
- deny
- disallow
- discourage
- dismiss
- disregard
- fend off
- hold off
- ignore
- keep at a distance
- keep at arm's length
- keep at bay
- lash out at
- neglect
- not hear of
- oppose
- pass up
- push back
- put in one's place
- put off
- rebuke
- refuse
- reject
- repel
- reprove
- repudiate
- repulse
- resist
- send away
- slight
- snub
- spurn
- stave off
- tell off
- turn down
- ward off
- beat off
- brushed off
- checked
- chided
- crossed
- cut
- declined
- denied
- disallowed
- discouraged
- dismissed
- disregarded
- fended off
- held off
- ignored
- kept at a distance
- kept at arm's length
- kept at bay
- lashed out at
- neglected
- not heard of
- opposed
- passed up
- pushed back
- put in one's place
- put off
- rebuked
- refused
- rejected
- repelled
- reproved
- repudiated
- repulsed
- resisted
- sent away
- slighted
- snubbed
- spurned
- staved off
- told off
- turned down
- warded off
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