- repulsion, repulsive force - the force by which bodies repel one another
--1 is a kind of force
Antonyms: attraction, attractive force
- repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror - intense aversion
--2 is a kind of disgust
- repulsion, standoff - the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
--3 is a kind of stand
Derived forms: verb repulse3, verb repulse1