repugnance

5 synonyms and 6 antonyms for repugnance, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Noun — A strong feeling of dislike or disgust.

Synonyms

Everyday swaps

Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.

horror

Less common

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

inconsistency

Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

repulsion incompatibility revulsion

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

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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