Bad and Repellent

Bad

Bad adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.
Usage example: the air in the damp basement had a very bad smell

Repellent and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repellent" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Repellent

Repellent adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Bad and repellent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Repellent".

Nearby Words: repelled, repelling

Both words in one sentence

  • Kavorka Man All Girls Want Bad Boys is when the ladies are attracted to a man with a seemingly repellent personality rather than repellent looks.
    Source: Kavorka Man
  • Literature / Star Wars: Lost Stars Karma Houdini: Nash is an interesting case as he never does anything bad except have repellent beliefs, which are very likely him trying to keep himself from going crazy.
  • It also generally allows you to present as the bad guys (or at least antagonists) the kind of grotesque, in-bred, physically repellent and psychotic hillbillies and hicks that this genre seems to adore.
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