What is another word for repel ?

To fend off or defend against something hostile

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

Verb

stand one's ground against

To defy or put up an opposition to

put up a fight against

remain firm

fly in the face of

hold one's ground against

go the distance against

hold the line against

persevere in the face of

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

Verb

be extremely distasteful to

To cause a feeling of disgust or revulsion in

make someone feel sick

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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come to close quarters with

To confront or come up against

enter into combat with

put up a fight against

stand up and be counted against

set your face against

balk^US

baulk^UK

come face to face with

match yourself against

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Verb

set someone back on their heels

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

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

take your breath away

mess with someone's head

make waves

do someone's head in

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Verb

give someone goose pimples

To scare or instill fear

terrorise^UK

terrorize^US

appal^UK

appall^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

scare the bejesus out of

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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make somebody's hackles rise

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

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

sensitize^US

sensitise^UK

breathe down someone's neck

carp at

get on someone's case

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take someone under your wing

(archaic) To defend, protect, or guard against

defend oneself against

harbour^UK

harbor^US

take under one's wing

provide protection for

immunise^UK

immunize^US

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Verb

To act in opposition to

antagonize^US

counteract

cancel

counter

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To frustrate or prevent (someone) from achieving an aim

put a spoke in someone's wheel

baulk^UK

balk^US

put end to

take wind out of sails

queer someone's pitch

corner

throw a spanner in the works

throw monkey wrench in

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

put a wrench in the works

beat someone to the punch

beat someone to the draw

put a spanner in the works

act like a wet blanket

monopolize^US

monopolise^UK

outmaneuver^US

slip through your fingers

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give someone the brush-off

To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone or something

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give the cold shoulder

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth to

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

show contempt for

jeer at

look down one's nose at

keep one's distance from

be contemptuous about

shy away from

stay clear of

look straight through

refuse to acknowledge

treat disrespectfully

tell someone to get lost

minimize^US

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

minimise^UK

refuse to take part in

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Verb

give someone the brush-off

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

give something a miss

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth to

give the thumbs down to

give the cold shoulder

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

axe^UK

look down one's nose at

ax^US

fail to take advantage of

ostracize^US