Synonyms:
repel, drive, repulse, force_back, push_back, beat_back
Meaning: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
Synonyms:
repel, repulse
Meaning: be repellent to; cause aversion in
Synonyms:
repel, repulse, fight_off, rebuff, drive_back
Meaning: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"
Synonyms:
rebuff, snub, repel
Meaning: reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"
Usage examples
Does the pain of toil repel more than its fruits attract?
She made a last effort to repel me, and yielded even as she made it.
The garrison, snatching up their arms, hurried to repel their attack upon the gates, every man hastening in that direction.
If we remain silent, we appear to be inhaling the incense with complacency; if we repel it, we only seem to excite it the more.
The posse, scattering broadly, stood ready to nip the besieged in case he should show himself in an effort to repel the juggernaut of justice that was creeping upon him.