repelled

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(re-pelled) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. pushed away or driven back.

Example Sentence

The scent repelled the bugs.

More Example Sentences

The spray repelled the insects from the garden.

Synonyms

deterred; repulsed; rejected

Antonyms

attracted; welcomed; embraced

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Rhymes

  • celled
  • dwelled
  • feld
  • felde
  • felled
  • fjeld
  • geld
  • gelled
  • held
  • meld
  • quelled
  • shelled
  • smelled
  • spelled
  • swelled
  • weld
  • welled
  • yelled

  • beheld
  • compelled
  • dispelled
  • excelled
  • expelled
  • handheld
  • impelled
  • misspelled
  • propelled
  • rebelled
  • repelled
  • upheld
  • withheld

  • underwithheld
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