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Meanings of repulsive in English
Antonyms
Examples for "attractive"
Examples for "attractive"
1
However, the Finnish education system, free up to university level, is attractive.
2
Ms Wagner said New Zealand was an attractive market for criminals overseas.
3
On second thought, snails have no problem being attractive to other snails.
4
The rising market makes the investments attractive simply for their turnover value.
5
Yes, of course, Manchester United is attractive but am I happy here?
Usage of repulsive in English
1
His manners are to ninety-nine in one hundred singularly repulsive; brow-hanging; shoe-contemplating-strange
2
This result suggests that the observed trend is driven by repulsive interactions.
3
Clearly, the Council finds the recent activities of the Fomor somewhat repulsive.
4
Most people agree that at some level wealth starts to become repulsive.
5
Yet to us the system is not the less repulsive in itself.
6
His hands were infinitely repulsive; they were red and soft and moist.
7
Learn to feel attracted to repulsive things without relaxing your outward discipline.
8
The smell of the people and their thoughts were repulsive to him.
9
They arrived shortly; he more charming and she more repulsive than ever.
10
Little connected with this case was not utterly repulsive to decent sensibilities.
11
The moonlight smote full upon him, revealing him in every repulsive detail.
12
To men he was not attractive; perhaps a little repulsive at times.
13
She was the most repulsive-looking object the boys ever had looked upon.
14
He accosts me, when in the company of friends, with repulsive freedom.
15
What you were left with, inevitably, was unpleasant and harsh and repulsive.
16
Scars adorn a man; on a woman they are ugly and repulsive.
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Repulsive through the time
Repulsive across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common