Grep  of  noun  repellent 
  insect  repellent 
  repellent 
  shark  repellent 
 
  Overview  of  noun  repellent 
 
  The  noun  repellent  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  repellent,  repellant  --  (a  compound  with  which  fabrics  are  treated  to  repel  water) 
  2.  repellent,  repellant  --  (a  chemical  substance  that  repels  animals) 
  3.  repellent,  repellant  --  (the  power  to  repel;  "she  knew  many  repellents  to  his  advances") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  repellent 
 
  The  adj  repellent  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  rebarbative,  repellent,  repellant  --  (serving  or  tending  to  repel;  "he  became  rebarbative  and  prickly  and  spiteful";  "I  find  his  obsequiousness  repellent") 
  2.  disgusting,  disgustful,  distasteful,  foul,  loathly,  loathsome,  repellent,  repellant,  repelling,  revolting,  wicked,  yucky  --  (highly  offensive;  arousing  aversion  or  disgust;  "a  disgusting  smell";  "distasteful  language";  "a  loathsome  disease";  "the  idea  of  eating  meat  is  repellent  to  me";  "revolting  food";  "a  wicked  stench") 
  3.  repellent,  resistant  --  (incapable  of  absorbing  or  mixing  with  "a  water-repellent  fabric";  "plastic  highly  resistant  to  steam  and  water") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  repellent 
 
  3  senses  of  repellent 
 
  Sense  1 
  rebarbative,  repellent,  repellant 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unpleasant)  ->  pleasant 
 
  Sense  2 
  disgusting,  disgustful,  distasteful,  foul,  loathly,  loathsome,  repellent,  repellant,  repelling,  revolting,  wicked,  yucky 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  offensive)  ->  inoffensive 
 
  Sense  3 
  repellent,  resistant 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  nonabsorbent)  ->  absorbent,  absorptive 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  repellent 
 
  3  senses  of  repellent 
 
  Sense  1 
  rebarbative,  repellent,  repellant 
  =>  unpleasant  (vs.  pleasant) 
 
  Sense  2 
  disgusting,  disgustful,  distasteful,  foul,  loathly,  loathsome,  repellent,  repellant,  repelling,  revolting,  wicked,  yucky 
  =>  offensive  (vs.  inoffensive) 
 
  Sense  3 
  repellent,  resistant 
  =>  nonabsorbent  (vs.  absorbent),  nonabsorptive 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  repellent 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  repellent 
 
  repellent  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  repellent 
  repellent 
  water-repellent 
 
  Overview  of  noun  repellent 
 
  The  noun  repellent  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  repellent,  repellant  --  (a  compound  with  which  fabrics  are  treated  to  repel  water) 
  2.  repellent,  repellant  --  (a  chemical  substance  that  repels  animals) 
  3.  repellent,  repellant  --  (the  power  to  repel;  "she  knew  many  repellents  to  his  advances") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  repellent 
 
  The  adj  repellent  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  rebarbative,  repellent,  repellant  --  (serving  or  tending  to  repel;  "he  became  rebarbative  and  prickly  and  spiteful";  "I  find  his  obsequiousness  repellent") 
  2.  disgusting,  disgustful,  distasteful,  foul,  loathly,  loathsome,  repellent,  repellant,  repelling,  revolting,  wicked,  yucky  --  (highly  offensive;  arousing  aversion  or  disgust;  "a  disgusting  smell";  "distasteful  language";  "a  loathsome  disease";  "the  idea  of  eating  meat  is  repellent  to  me";  "revolting  food";  "a  wicked  stench") 
  3.  repellent,  resistant  --  (incapable  of  absorbing  or  mixing  with  "a  water-repellent  fabric";  "plastic  highly  resistant  to  steam  and  water") 

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