repelled 1 of 2

adjective

as in shocked
filled with disgust repelled reviewers couldn't believe how violent the movie was

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repelled

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verb

past tense of repel
1
as in repulsed
to drive back the defenders repelled the attacking army after several hours of fierce fighting

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2
as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust the idea of chocolate-covered grasshoppers repels me

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3
as in resisted
to refuse to give in to repelled the temptation to stay out late and call in sick the next day

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Recent Examples of repelled
Verb
The Ukrainian defenders repelled the attack and posted video footage of their kamikaze drone strikes destroying at least seven T-72B3A tanks, including some that carried the Arena-M system, according to Euromaidan Press. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 The narrator, though curious to speak herself, is finally repelled. — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026 The buildings —critical to the AI boom driving intense investment — have repelled voters due to their massive energy and water demand. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 In this family, Shigejiro seemed to be cloaked in a waterproof tarpaulin that repelled the currents of misfortune. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Ukrainian drone defenses, minefields, and artillery effectively repelled the attack, inflicting heavy losses including seven tanks and over 150 casualties. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The filmmakers found that even mentioning her bloodline repelled potential subjects from agreeing to be interviewed. — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 22 July 2026 In the United States, where Makdisi enrolled in college, she was repelled by American anti-Arab prejudices. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 Body on the line 💪 But that was not the Wan-Bissaka who repelled Rashford’s attacking threat as England toiled at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repelled
  1. shocked
  2. repulsed
  3. disgusted
  4. resisted
  5. sick
  6. sickened
  7. opposed
  8. angered
Adjective
  • The man who was shocked was taken to Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan with life-threatening injuries.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • But something fascinating was happening behind the scenes, coinciding with the disaster that had sent Olin overseas and left her bandmates, Augustin and Nathan Slone — located in New York City — shocked.
    — Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of shocked
Verb
  • His recent comments didn’t favor the Browns fanbase, and many Cleveland fans seem viscerally repulsed by him.
    — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Most Americans are repulsed by the core ideas of radical leftists.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of repulsed
Verb
  • Allie, in particular, is disgusted by the men who treat her as functionally interchangeable with any other available, able-bodied woman.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • If the polls are any indication, Americans in general are disgusted with Washington’s Israel policy.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of disgusted
Verb
  • The suspect was uncooperative during the contact and physically resisted, briefly pulling the officer partially inside his vehicle, Lincoln police said in a social media post.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The tribute carries particular resonance because Parton had previously resisted efforts to put her own legacy on a pedestal.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of resisted
Adjective
  • Some recalls, Eskin said, are made after companies’ routine testing catches a pathogen before anyone gets sick, while others involve outbreaks that are already underway and vary widely in size and severity.
    — Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Sanchez also ordered a meal from Taco Bell, but didn’t get sick.
    — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sick
Verb
  • Thousands of people were sickened by foodborne illnesses this summer.
    — Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The tally of people sickened in the outbreak by the parasite cyclospora is now 11,458, the FDA said, up from about 10,900 reported last week.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sickened
Verb
  • There, the president’s order and the post office rule enforcing it will certainly be opposed by the Court’s three liberal justices, who disagreed with the conclusion that opponents had filed their case too soon.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The union has opposed such a window on the belief players would feel forced into subpar contracts.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of opposed
Adjective
  • Police said the two male juveniles became angered when the other three would not take them to buy marijuana.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of angered

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“Repelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repelled. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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