repel
I
(disgust) verb
alienate, appall, be unpalatable, cause aversion, cause dislike, displease, excite dislike, fill with loathing, frighten, give offense, grate, horrify, incense, irritate, make one shudder, make one sick, make unwelcome, nauseate, offend, repulse, revolt, scandalize, shock, sicken, vex
II
(drive back) verb
avert, beat back, cast aside, challenge, chase away, check, checkmate, confound, confront, deflect, dispel, disperse, divert, drive away, drive back, fend off, fight off, foil, forbid, force back, forestall, frustrate, fugare, keep at bay, make a stand against, oppose, parry, prevent, prohibit, push back, put to flight, rebuff, renounce, repellere, repercuss, repudiate, repulse, resist, retrude, rout, scatter, spurn, stave off, strive against, throw off, thrust back, traverse, ward off, withstand
III
index
alienate (estrange), antagonize, arrest (stop), confront (oppose), counter, decline (reject), deter, disapprove (reject), disavow, discourage, disfavor, disoblige, exclude, forswear, hold out (resist), oppose, outlaw, parry, rebuff, refuse, refute, reject, renounce, repulse, resist (oppose), spurn, stave, stem (check), withstand
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006