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Verb
▲
To fend off or defend against something hostile
repulse
check
parry
rebut
decline
fend off
fight
oppose
refuse
reject
stave off
beat back
confront
drive away
drive back
foil
force back
push back
rebuff
resist
fight off
frustrate
hold off
ward off
cool
cut
deter
dismiss
disown
dispute
duel
keep at bay
kick
prevent
stand off
thrust back
traverse
turn away
turn back
beat off
drive off
put to flight
see off
send packing
brush off
cast aside
chase away
force off
hold back
keep away
keep off
knock down
put down
turn down
stand up against
give cold shoulder to
keep at arm's length
more ❯
“With mounting despair, he makes plans to repel the inevitable onslaught.”
Verb
▲
To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in
disgust
nauseate
revolt
sicken
offend
repulse
put off
turn off
horrify
gross out
be repulsive to
make shudder
reluct
be repugnant to
gross you out
make someone feel sick
make you sick
put you off
be extremely distasteful to
make sick
make you shudder
turn you off
turn your stomach
give someone the creeps
give someone the heebie-jeebies
give you the creeps
turn one's stomach
make you feel sick
give a pain in neck
make someone want to throw up
more ❯
“The sight and sounds of Tommy's thrusts shock and repel us; it's almost too much.”
Verb
▲
To defy or put up an opposition to
oppose
resist
withstand
defy
fight
buck
combat
clash
confront
contend
counter
battle
tackle
attack
encounter
take on
face
meet
assail
do battle with
fight with
assault
begin battle with
battle with
skirmish with
set upon
contest
strike
launch
clash with
contend with
cross swords with
face off against
struggle against
rival
accost
affront
collide with
war against
lock horns with
face up to
scrimmage with
contend against
fight back against
vie with
come to blows with
shoot it out with
put up a fight
go up against
stand up to
compete against
strive against
meet head-on
engage with
struggle with
come into conflict with
meet head on
get into conflict with
more ❯
Verb
▲
(of a substance) To resist mixing with or be impervious to (another substance)
resist
keep out
be impermeable to
be impervious to
be resistant to
“The mixture is an excellent material for coatings, according to Parris, because the zein portion resists grease, and the fatty acids repel water.”
Verb
▲
To offend the moral feelings of
shock
appalUK
horrify
outrage
disgust
offend
revolt
stun
nauseate
scandaliseUK
scandalizeUS
sicken
agitate
astound
disquiet
jolt
rock
stagger
traumatiseUK
traumatizeUS
unsettle
amaze
astonish
disconcert
shake
startle
surprise
upset
distress
disturb
dumbfound
floor
bewilder
daze
discompose
displease
perturb
provoke
stupefy
throw
unnerve
appallUS
dismay
dumfound
flabbergast
jar
paralyseUK
abash
anger
antagoniseUK
antagonizeUS
overcome
overwhelm
awe
devastate
electrify
insult
numb
paralyzeUS
thunderstrike
bowl over
give offence to
shake up
take aback
gross out
knock out
raise someone's eyebrows
throw a curve
completely surprise
knock for six
set someone back on their heels
shake out of your complacency
give a turn
give someone a turn
hit like ton of bricks
take the wind out of your sails
more ❯
Verb
▲
Speak or act in opposition to
counter
answer
combat
contradict
fight
oppose
parry
negate
attack
counteract
deflect
dispute
rebuff
rebut
repulse
resist
tackle
ward off
battle
confront
fend off
oppugn
respond to
retort to
stave off
confute
controvert
gainsay
hit back at
negative
argue against
backtalk
beat
bilk
buck
circumvent
contend with
contravene
counterwork
cross
dash
defy
disappoint
foil
frustrate
hinder
hold at bay
match
meet
neutraliseUK
neutralizeUS
offset
pit
refute
respond
retaliate
return
ruin
thwart
vie
blow sky high
stand up to
hit back
play off
shoot full of holes
take on
thumbs down
put up a fight against
have bone to pick
fly in the face of
disprove
repudiate
disclaim
disavow
reject
disconfirm
disown
disallow
dissent from
shoot down
debunk
discredit
query
declare untrue
shoot down in flames
call into question
protest against
explode
invalidate
quash
doubt
brush aside
address
impeach
take exception to
demur against
argue about
demur about
quibble over
be at variance with
dismiss
forswear
call in
denounce
think wrong
have a problem with
not support
not believe in
frown on
shake one's head
enquireUK
back-pedal
retract
inquireUS
litigate
test
investigate
interrogate
take back
belie
remonstrate
undermine
ban
disbelieve
recant
begrudge
spurn
exclude
forgo
withsay
taboo
sacrifice
revoke
forbid
disacknowledge
rally against
come to blows with
be a dissenter from
rebel against
throw down
feud with
be in conflict
be at odds
call on
not buy
enjoin from
hold back
keep back
conflict with
say no to
turn thumbs down
drive a coach and horses through
make a nonsense of
give the lie to
be inconsistent with
be at odds with
clash with
moot
examine
stand in the way
altercate
bandy
canvass
crush
canvas
wrangle
squelch
pettifog
naysay
tear down
prove false
prove wrong
contend over
pick a bone
dissent against
put up argument
hammer away at
differ with
show up
quibble about
agitate against
show to be false
declare to be untrue
pick an argument with
prove to be wrong
wonder about
argue the pros and cons of
have an argument about
show to be wrong
give thumbs down to
prove to be false
blow out of the water
be at variance
more ❯
Verb
▲
To resist or endure (something) successfully
withstand
resist
oppose
defy
take
bear
face
weather
brave
combat
confront
endure
suffer
tolerate
sustain
cope with
fight
grapple with
thwart
put up with
stand up to
take on
buck
hold off
hold out against
stand
survive
bear up against
brace
contest
cope
cross
dispute
duel
stand firm against
stick
traverse
violate
hold the line against
live through
ride out
hang on
hang tough
hold out
prevail against
remain firm
stand fast
stand firm
stick fast
take it
win out
hold one's ground
not give up
persevere in the face of
put up struggle
stand one's ground
stand up against
go the distance against
sit and take it
fly in the face of
stomach
swallow
brook
go through
undergo
abide
support
submit to
accept
countenance
wear
hack
handle
experience
stick out
thole
sweat out
bide
absorb
meet with
meet
sit through
live with
bear with
pocket
see
encounter
deal with
grin and bear it
bear the brunt of
stick it out
stand for
allow
permit
feel
resign oneself to
subject oneself to
grin and bear
taste
pass
live out
be patient with
hang in
hang in there
go along with
abide by
face up to
tough it out
go
know
have
witness
receive
admit
stay the course
be subjected to
come to grips with
be faced with
stick with
tackle
overcome
dare
surmount
digest
be forced to contend with
outface
outbrave
defer
get through
brazen
breast
beard
submit oneself to
tough out
come up against
brave out
come in for
contend with
yield to
sit tight
take patiently
wait out
hold with
acknowledge
be doing with
take it like a man
stick in there
never say die
keep up
suck it up
bear the brunt
gut it out
lump
admit of
sanction
maintain
undertake
keep up with
eat
bear up under
pass through
hear of
be big
outlast
yield
share
engage in
bow
persist
see through
persevere
allow for
approve of
realiseUK
realizeUS
indulge
reconcile oneself to
become accustomed to
become resigned to
become reconciled to
get used to
sit out
never say die in the face of
make the best of
learn to live with
be impermeable to
acquiesce
licenseUK
shoulder
assume
be proof against
be resistant to
bear up
come through
be impervious to
die hard against
persevere against
pull through
persist with
concede to
green-light
sweat
bow to
licenceUS
enjoy
concede
consent
be big about
come into contact with
come across
take part in
participate in
find
have experience of
fall on
partake in
run into
carry
risk
address
manage
challenge
take one's lumps
don't rock the boat
sit still for
face the music
agree
bite the bullet
play the game
don't make waves
capitulate
take one's medicine
sort out
brace oneself for
go up against
meet head on
outdare
be confronted by
take care of
tussle with
struggle with
wrestle with
master
court
venture
brazen out
face off
square off against
fly in face of
take in hand
beat
get over
manage with
get to grips with
get by with
make out with
come to terms with
make do with
get the better of
more ❯
Verb
▲
To frighten or cause fear in
scarify
scare
frighten
terrify
alarm
startle
panic
shock
terroriseUK
terrorizeUS
horrify
spook
affright
petrify
fright
alarum
intimidate
unnerve
daunt
agitate
dismay
appalUK
appallUS
awe
disconcert
perturb
chill
cow
browbeat
disquiet
discomfort
deter
bulldoze
astound
demoraliseUK
demoralizeUS
disburb
discourage
dishearten
faze
stiff
unhinge
worry
silly
scare to death
strike terror into
scare away
curdle the blood
scare off
make teeth chatter
chill to the bone
make blood run cold
make one's blood run cold
scare the daylights out of
make one's hair stand on end
frighten to death
surprise
frighten the living daylights out of
make jump
give someone a turn
frighten the life out of
scare the life out of
frighten someone out of their wits
scare the hell out of
send into a cold sweat
make someone shake in their shoes
fill with terror
give someone a fright
consternate
give a turn
frighten out of your wits
put the wind up someone
scare the pants off of
distress
confound
perplex
depress
freeze
paralyzeUS
stun
stupefy
amaze
work up
astonish
paralyse with fear
paralyseUK
chill off
scare the living daylights out of someone
make one's teeth chatter
make someone jump out of his skin
freak
scare silly
make someone's hair stand on end
unsettle
flabbergast
stampede
strike fear into
stagger
spring
menace
bully
threaten
make your flesh creep
oppress
throw into a tizzy
throw into a tizz
freak out
fill with panic
throw into disarray
take someone aback
spring something on
give someone a jolt
take aback
shake up
give a shock
torment
victimizeUS
tyrannizeUS
persecute
coerce
strong-arm
mau-mau
dragoon
victimiseUK
tyranniseUK
strike terror in
hector
bludgeon
make things hot for someone
inspire panic in
put the frighteners on
make it hot for someone
make someone's blood run cold
make afraid
make someone's hair stand on end
make someone's hair curl
make fearful
make nervous
chill someone's blood
more ❯
Verb
▲
To cause a friend to become unfriendly or hostile
alienate
anger
annoy
antagoniseUK
antagonizeUS
estrange
gall
hassle
irritate
offend
disaffect
hack off
lose the affection of
upset
disgruntle
disturb
turn off
outrage
irk
vex
exasperate
rile
discompose
bother
affront
trouble
mortify
nettle
pique
disquiet
ruffle
cut
tire
goad
bore
incommode
badger
have had enough
grate at
harass
try the patience of
weary
dishearten
lose patience
make fed up
become bored
make discontented
grate on
get
mad
ire
enflame
inflame
frost
grate
persecute
spite
rark
gripe
rankle
ride
itch
rasp
hump
exacerbate
get across
rub one the wrong way
rile up
get one's goat
steam up
try your patience
get on your nerves
rub up the wrong way
get under skin
rub you up the wrong way
acerbate
rankle with
get your goat
get under your skin
give someone the hump
try one's patience
more ❯
Verb
▲
To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim
defeat
foil
frustrate
thwart
ruin
forestall
neutraliseUK
neutralizeUS
baulkUK
block
circumvent
contravene
debar
derail
impede
invalidate
obstruct
obviate
overturn
prevent
scotch
scuttle
snooker
stop
stymie
baffle
bar
confound
deter
discomfit
halt
hamper
hinder
nullify
repress
squash
suppress
upset
balkUS
checkmate
curb
dash
nobble
outwit
parry
rattle
repulse
scupper
spoil
undo
blank
bury
check
counter
counterplot
cross
disappoint
do for
restrain
put a stop to
put paid to
nip in the bud
put the kibosh on
put the stopper on
get the better of
put the mockers on
screw up
mess up
beat down
cause setback
foul up
hold up
louse up
stand in the way of
upset one's apple cart
put a spoke in someone's wheel
put end to
take wind out of sails
defy
surpass
challenge
elude
withstand
exceed
beggar
be beyond
Verb
▲
To drive away or cause to vanish
dispel
disperse
scatter
dismiss
dissipate
banish
eliminate
allay
drive away
expel
resolve
chase away
disband
disseminate
ease
relieve
rout
squander
calm
cancel
check
crumble
deploy
disintegrate
distribute
eject
oust
quell
scramble
clear out
drive off
beat off
break up
bust up
drive out
get rid of
split up
break it up
put to rest
send packing
force out
chuck out
show the door
dispossess
fire
defenestrate
sack
clear
put out
cashier
thrust out
let go
give the bum's rush
throw someone out on their ear
boot
debar
expropriate
lose
push out
toss
eighty-six
ditch
dump
fling out
squeeze out
heave out
cast off
slough off
lay off
give someone the boot
force to leave
throw out on your ear
give the boot
show out
give the old heave-ho
give one the gate
dispense with
give someone their marching orders
dispose of
give the heave-ho
give someone the push
disallow
heave-ho
blackball
empty
throw out on the streets
toss out on ear
throw on to the streets
blacklist
black
topple
depose
unseat
sling out
force
suspend
fordrive
bin off
bust
express
disinherit
overthrow
ask to leave
press
press out
project
excrete
squeeze
void
thrust
exude
emit
overturn
purge
throw out on ear
give someone the big E
give someone the air
give the hook
give walking papers
show you the door
give the elbow
supplant
divest
give off
bring down
give the 1-2-3
remove from power
remove from office
flush
bereave
rob
pack off
bundle off
pink slip
junk
jettison
chuck
unload
pitch
exorcizeUS
scrap
exorciseUK
deep-six
axeUK
shuck off
lay by
give notice to
deprive of office
make redundant
declare redundant
axUS
disbar
ejaculate
unloose
bump
irrupt
give the sack to
throw overboard
kiss goodbye
give someone their P45
give the chop
give someone the bullet
give someone their cards
show the gate to
throw off
refuse
abandon
fling off
free oneself of
bin
cast
fling away
slip
turn down
rid oneself of
shuck
unburden
throw away
liberate
dispatch
rid
bundle
let out
allow to go
send home
lock out
do without
push aside
more ❯
Verb
▲
Back
retrocede
withdraw
backtrack
reverse
backpedal
recede
repulse
drive back
turn tail
retrace one's steps
retract
retreat
recant
about-face
back down
back off
do an about-face
fall back
back
back-pedal
do a U-turn
do a volte-face
do an about-turn
change
rethink
retrograde
go into reverse
change your mind
go back
eat your words
more ❯
Verb
▲
To turn or cause to turn aside from a course
deflect
turn
veer
bounce
glance
ricochet
bend
deviate
diverge
slew
swerve
swing
twist
curve
divert
redirect
turn aside
wheel
whip
avert
drift
sidetrack
alter course
change course
change direction
disperse
fend
hook
pivot
prevent
rebound
refract
sheer
shy
slip
turn away
volte-face
whirl
wind
cover up
glance off
hold off
keep off
ward off
more ❯
Verb
▲
To engage in competition to attain (a position of power)
contest
fight over
altercate
attack
battle
battle for
brawl
buck
challenge for
compete
compete for
conflict
contend
contend for
cross
defend
duel
feud
fight
fight for
hassle
quarrel
rival
row
rumpus
scrap
scuffle
sock
strike
struggle
struggle for
tilt
traverse
vie
vie for
withstand
wrangle
go for
try for
tussle for
break with
knuckle with
lay out
set to
square off
take on
try to win
gang up on
put on gloves
put up dukes
lay a finger on
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