revulsive

adjective

Definition of revulsivenext
as in repulsive

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revulsive
  1. repulsive
  2. disgusting
  3. loathsome
  4. revolting
  5. hateful
  6. odious
  7. sickening
  8. repugnant
Adjective
  • Sadly, we were robbed of any repulsive body horror on this lovely Halloween day (sorry, gore-hounds), but at least we were left with one helluva cliffhanger heading into its tense season closer.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But Redmayne is repulsive and confusing, igniting a fight-or-flight response in thousands of innocent viewers who did nothing to deserve this.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 June 2024
Definition of repulsive
Adjective
  • At least Gill thinks that coffee is disgusting too.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Trump is disgusting, unhinged and unfit to represent the United States.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of disgusting
Adjective
  • Denzel Washington was gruesomely low down in the dirt as a cop willing to wield his privilege against vulnerable Black and brown communities in 2001’s admittedly loathsome Training Day.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Get this: This loathsome species is getting bigger and nastier thanks to climate change.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
Definition of loathsome
Adjective
  • How does this happen, no matter how revolting or nonsensical the trend can be?
    Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2022
  • These highly emotional sequences are less riveting and more revolting as they’re primarily used to add shock value, graphically depicting their triggering subject matter.
    Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
Definition of revolting
Adjective
  • The worthwhile parts of Twitter (real-time news, sports, culture, silly memes, spontaneous encounters with celebrity accounts) have been drowned out by hateful garbage.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The hateful rhetoric has been deployed all the way down the ballot, in Senate races, statehouse contests, and state constitutional amendment campaigns.
    Madison Pauly and Sarah Szilagy, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of hateful
Adjective
  • Marty is prone to do some normie political comedy from time to time and has a history of playing annoying characters with odious personalities.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024
  • After an odious 15-game performance, stained by players lacking discipline and fighting on the sideline, Penner identified the qualities most important for removing the floppy shoes and red nose from the organization’s coaching office.
    Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of odious
Adjective
  • Next she was wrenched the other way in a sickening, 180° roll, and one of the crew members tumbled down the almost-vertical deck and vanished in the sea.
    Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
  • What was sickening about being there in person was watching the Trump fans around me and realizing that there was nothing shocking about it to them.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of sickening
Adjective
  • Regardless of their views of Trump, Colorado voters need to send a message to Márquez that her attempt to disenfranchise over 550,000 of them was repugnant to the fundamental values of the Republic.
    Mike Davis, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
  • No matter how repugnant and seemingly unfair such a compromise would be -- for example, that Qaddafi and those close to him are provided with immunity and are allowed to leave Libya -- such a move would add to the NTC's leadership credentials.
    Dirk Vandewalle, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2011
Definition of repugnant
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Thesaurus Entries Near revulsive

revulsions

revulsive

rev (up)

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