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To fend off or defend against something hostile

To defy or put up an opposition to

To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in

To resist mixing with or be impervious to (another substance)

To resist or endure (something) successfully

To confront or come up against

To offend the moral feelings of

To scare or instill fear

To make (someone) feel annoyed or upset

To act in opposition to

To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone

To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

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To fend off or defend against something hostile

defend oneself against

harbor^US

harbour^UK

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“With mounting despair, he makes plans to repel the inevitable onslaught.”

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To defy or put up an opposition to

put up a fight against

stand up and be counted against

make a stand against

face up to

hold out against

set your face against

balk^US

baulk^UK

stand one's ground against

fight back

hold one's ground against

come face to face with

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“He had to repel the urge to stare into the inky depths that commanded attention, even when dulled by pain.”

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To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in

make someone feel sick

be extremely distasteful to

gross you out

make someone want to throw up

make you sick

put you off

give someone the creeps

give someone the heebie-jeebies

make someone's flesh creep

make someone's skin crawl

shock

upset

appal^UK

appall^US

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

cause to feel nauseous

make one's hair stand on end

make one's flesh creep

make you heave

squick

make someone's stomach rise

make someone's blood run cold

make someone feel nauseous

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“The sight and sounds of Tommy's thrusts shock and repel us. It's almost too much.”

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To resist mixing with or be impervious to (another substance)

“The earth is often sealed by a clay-like film that tends to repel water.”

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To resist or endure (something) successfully

hold the line against

persevere in the face of

put up struggle

stand your ground

go the distance against

sit and take it

hold one's ground against

stand one's ground against

rebel against

put up a fight against

come through unscathed

take the bull by the horns

put a bold face on it

put on a bold front

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

come face to face with

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To confront or come up against

enter into combat with

come to close quarters with

come into conflict with

meet head on

get into conflict with

go eyeball to eyeball with

put up a fight against

stand up and be counted against

set your face against

be in opposition to

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To offend the moral feelings of

appal^UK

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

traumatise^UK

traumatize^US

appall^US

paralyse^UK

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

paralyze^US

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

hit like ton of bricks

take the wind out of your sails

make someone's blood run cold

affront

raise eyebrows amongst

cause raised eyebrows

cause a few raised eyebrows amongst

stop someone in their tracks

knock the stuffing out of

take your breath away

blow your mind

knock over with feather

cause to be at a stand

be all Greek to

make someone scratch their head

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To scare or instill fear

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

scare the bejesus out of

give someone goose pimples

chill to the bone

scare away

chill to the marrow

give someone the heebie-jeebies

scare someone out of their wits

scare the living daylights out of

put the fear of God into

throw into a blue funk

make one's hair stand on end

make teeth chatter

throw into a fright

give one the creeps

make one's flesh creep

make one's blood run cold

scare someone half to death

make someone jump out of their skin

scare the daylights out of

throw into a panic

frighten to death

frighten the living daylights out of

frighten the life out of

scare the life out of

frighten someone out of their wits

scare the hell out of

consternate

send into a cold sweat

make someone shake in their shoes

make someone's hair stand on end

give someone a fright

torment

inspire panic in

strike terror in

frighten out of your wits

scare the pants off of

paralyze^US

paralyse^UK

make someone jump out of his skin

send chills down the spine of

chill someone's blood

make someone's blood run cold

make someone's hair curl

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To make (someone) feel annoyed or upset

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

lose the affection of

agonize^US

agonise^UK

hurt somebody's feelings

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

tantalize^US

tantalise^UK

make somebody's hackles rise

put someone's nose out of joint

make one's heart bleed

victimize^US

tread on someone's toes

criticise^UK

criticize^US

victimise^UK

lie heavy on someone's mind

give a bad time

make anxious

weigh heavy on someone's mind

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

give the cold shoulder

demoralize^US

sensitize^US

sensitise^UK

demoralise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

carp at

get on someone's case

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To act in opposition to

antagonise^UK

antagonize^US

counteract

cancel

counter

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

equalize^US

make of no use or value

equalise^UK

stabilize^US

stabilise^UK

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To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

neutralise^UK

neutralize^US

baulk^UK

balk^US

put a spoke in someone's wheel

put end to

take wind out of sails

throw monkey wrench in

queer someone's pitch

corner

throw a spanner in the works

throw a monkey wrench in the works

take the wind out of your sails

throw a monkey wrench into

put on back burner

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

give the thumbs down to

equalize^US

equalise^UK

criminalize^US

criminalise^UK

penalise^UK

penalize^US

bring to screeching halt

throw a spoke in the wheel of

bring to a standstill

give the red light to

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To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give the cold shoulder

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth to

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

give someone the push

give the elbow

have nothing more to do with

leave out in the cold

give someone the air

give someone the big E

send to Coventry

hand someone the frozen mitt

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

give the cold shoulder to

turn up one's nose at

jeer at

show contempt for

turn your back on

look down one's nose at

keep one's distance from

look straight through

laugh at

be contemptuous about

refuse to acknowledge

treat disrespectfully

tell someone to get lost

minimize^US

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

trivialize^US

black

trivialise^UK

minimise^UK

refuse to take part in

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To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

give something a miss

give someone the brush-off

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth to

sit out

give the thumbs down to

give the cold shoulder

axe^UK

ax^US

restrain oneself from

freeze out

leave out

prevent oneself from

give someone the go-by

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

not take advantage of

refuse to take advantage of

detain

look down one's nose at

fail to take advantage of

ostracize^US

neutralize^US

neutralise^UK

ostracise^UK

keep one's distance from

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