Repels [verb]
Definition of Repels:
push away; repulse
Synonyms of Repels:
● Withstand
● Confront
● Fend off
● Resist
● Rebuff
● Decline
● Refuse
● Cut
● Traverse
● Buck
● Cool
● Dismiss
● Duel
● Parry
● Rebut
● Oppose
● Reject
● Disown
● Fight
● Check
● Kick
● Dispute
● Brush off
● Hold back
● Put down
● Stave off
● Turn down
● Ward off
● Hold off
● Drive off
● Chase away
● Drive away
● Beat back
● Beat off
● Cast aside
● Drive back
● Force back
● Force off
● Give cold shoulder to
● Keep at bay
● Keep off
● Knock down
● Push back
● Put to flight
● Stand up against
Opposite/Antonyms of Repels:
● Draw
● Support
● Help
● Agree
● Approve
● Allow
● Accept
● Attract
● Assist
● Aid
● Sanction
● Increase
Sentence/Example of Repels:
But the shock was insufficient to repel the impetus of the charge.
Or did the horror of the men at the sight of him wound and repel him?
Energetic measures were, however, adopted to repel the attack.
We see the noble afar off and they repel us; why should we intrude?
Something that he could not repel since it had no substance he could grapple with.
Its duty there was to repel any attempt that might be made to capture the battery.
If she could repel Madame Beattie's insinuation, it must mean she had something on her side.
The fruit acid of Earth to repel these invaders—it doesn't sound possible.
The people looked to their rulers to repel the invaders; the rulers looked to the people.
I repel the imputation that our race, as a class, is lazy and slothful.