Thesaurus / repulse
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The Repulse Isles are of small size; they are surrounded by rocks, which do not extend more than a quarter of a mile from them.
NARRATIVE OF A SURVEY OF THE INTERTROPICAL AND WESTERN COASTS OF AUSTRALIA] [VOLUME 2 OF 2]PHILLIP PARKER KINGGwynne was not in the humor to repulse anybody, and assured her that she really made him feel that he had returned to his home.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONThe three men leaped to their feet, and seizing their arms, prepared bravely to repulse the enemies who attacked them so suddenly.
THE BORDER RIFLESGUSTAVE AIMARDHer repulse was a mortal offence: small minds never forget, much less pardon a rebuke to their vanity, and he inly swore revenge.
ALONEMARION HARLANDIn a sortie Bohemond the crafty and brave was wounded; Tancred's and Godfrey's valor ended in repulse.
GOD WILLS IT!WILLIAM STEARNS DAVISTidings of the repulse were brought to Pitt; he sent reinforcements and ordered the commander to persevere.
THE POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND - VOL. X.WILLIAM HUNTI was considerably hurt and demoralized, and didn't take a hand in the last repulse of the enemy.
"SHILOH" AS SEEN BY A PRIVATE SOLDIERWARREN OLNEYRepeated humiliation and repulse only spurred him on to fresh solitary efforts for improvement.
THOUGHTS ON EDUCATIONAL TOPICS AND INSTITUTIONSGEORGE S. BOUTWELLThe repulse of the 7th, with great confusion, is fully believed.
MEMOIRS OF THE COURT OF GEORGE IV. 1820-1830 (VOL 1)DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM AND CHANDOSThey are confident that our fifteen thousand can repulse twice the number.
A CONFEDERATE GIRL'S DIARYSARAH MARGAN DAWSONSYNONYM OF THE DAY
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO REPULSE
- burning
- cashiering
- casting aside
- casting off
- casting out
- chucking
- declining
- denying
- despising
- disallowing
- disbelieving
- discarding
- discounting
- discrediting
- disdaining
- dismissing
- eliminating
- excluding
- giving thumbs down to
- jettisoning
- jilting
- killing
- nixing
- not buying
- passing by
- passing on
- passing up
- putting down
- rebuffing
- refusing
- renouncing
- repelling
- reprobating
- repudiating
- repulsing
- scoffing
- scorning
- scouting
- scrapping
- seconding
- shedding
- shooting down
- shunning
- sloughing
- spurning
- throwing away
- throwing out
- turning down
- vetoing
- burns
- cashiers
- casts aside
- casts off
- casts out
- chucks
- declines
- denies
- despises
- disallows
- disbelieves
- discards
- discounts
- discredits
- disdains
- dismisses
- eliminates
- excludes
- gives thumbs down to
- jettisons
- jilts
- kills
- nixes
- not buys
- passes by
- passes on
- passes up
- puts down
- rebuffs
- refuses
- renounces
- repels
- reprobates
- repudiates
- repulses
- scoffs
- scorns
- scouts
- scraps
- seconds
- sheds
- shoots down
- shuns
- sloughs
- spurns
- throws away
- throws out
- turns down
- vetoes
- beat back
- beat off
- brushed off
- bucked
- cast aside
- chased away
- checked
- confronted
- cooled
- cut
- declined
- dismissed
- disowned
- disputed
- drove away
- drove back
- drove off
- dueled
- fended off
- force back
- forced off
- fought
- gave cold shoulder to
- held back
- held off
- kept at arm's length
- kept at bay
- kept off
- kicked
- knocked down
- opposed
- parried
- pushed back
- put down
- put to flight
- rebuffed
- rebutted
- refused
- rejected
- resisted
- staved off
- stood up against
- traversed
- turned down
- warded off
- withstood
- bash
- beat
- blow out of water
- bulldoze
- bury
- chase
- clean up on
- clobber
- conquer
- cream
- crush
- cut to pieces
- destroy
- discomfit
- dispel
- drive off
- expel
- finish
- hunt
- kill
- lambaste
- larrup
- murder
- outmaneuver
- overpower
- overthrow
- put to flight
- repulse
- scatter
- scuttle
- shut out
- skunk
- subdue
- subjugate
- swamp
- torpedo
- total
- trounce
- vanquish
- wallop
- wax
- whip
- wipe off map
- wipe out
- worst
- zap
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