Repugnant: alternatives and connections

Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.

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Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.

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

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

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Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent thoughts.

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Worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices.

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Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; im…

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Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force.

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.