repugnance

6 antonyms for repugnance — opposites grouped by meaning.

Noun — A strong feeling of dislike or disgust.

Synonyms by Meaning

1. noun

A strong feeling of dislike or disgust.

“He showed open repugnance at the suggestion.”

repulsion incompatibility horror inconsistency revulsion

Opposites

affinity attraction affection liking desire

2. noun

(formal) A clash between two things that do not fit together.

Opposites

correspondence

Antonyms

affinity attraction affection liking desire correspondence

Etymology

It comes from Middle English repugnance, repugnaunce, from Old French repugnance, repugnaunce (French répugnance), and its source Latin repugnantia. A doublet of repugnancy.

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