Entertain and Repel

Opposite meaning words

Entertain verb - To cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied.

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Repel is an antonym for entertain in amuse topic.

Repel verb - To drive back.

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Entertain is an antonym for repel.

Nearby Words: repelled, repelling

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Repel and Entertain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/entertain/repel

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