ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsRrepugnant
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repugnant
Meaning: extremely offensive, distasteful, or unacceptable
repugnant in a sentence
How repugnant is used in real sentences:
She found the proposal repugnant because it punished innocent families.
The journalist condemned the repugnant practice of exploiting children for profit.
“His contempt was not merely harsh; it became repugnant when he praised rulers for exploiting famine and mocked those who shared food.”
— from the passage The Unsmoothed Voice
Synonyms for repugnant
Other words for repugnant — abhorrent, odious and revolting — carry the same meaning.
- abhorrent
- odious
- revolting
Antonyms of repugnant
Words that mean the opposite of repugnant:
- appealing
- admirable
- agreeable
Where it comes from
From Latin repugnare, meaning 'to fight against or resist.'
Memory hook
REPUGNANT contains PUGN, 'fight': what is repugnant makes you push it away.