Attract and Repulse

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Attract

Attract verb - Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes.
Usage example: Her good looks attract the stares of many men
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Repulse is an antonym for attract in topics: allure, draw attention.
Nearby Words: attractive, attraction, attracting, attractable

Repulse

Repulse verb - To cause to feel disgust.
Usage example: the smell of that town's paper mill totally repulses me
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Antonyms for Repulse
Attract is an antonym for repulse in topics: push away, make sick.
Nearby Words: repulsive, repulsed, repulsion, repulsing
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Common collocations

woman attract woman repulse woman
audience attract audience repulse audience
audiences attract audiences repulse audiences
hordes attract hordes repulse hordes

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