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Repugnance

Alt. of Repugnancy

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Contradictoriness 76% connected

The quality of being contradictory; opposition; inconsistency.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Disgust 76% connected

To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause (any one) loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to offend the moral taste of; -- oft…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Repugn 74% connected

To fight against; to oppose; to resist.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Repugn 74% connected

To fight against; to oppose; to resist.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Synonym 5

Horror 92% connected

A bristling up; a rising into roughness; tumultuous movement.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Incompatibility 92% connected

The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Inconsistency 92% connected

The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not exis…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Repulsion 92% connected

The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Revulsion 92% connected

A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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