Fetching and Repelling

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Fetching adjective - Having an often mysterious or magical power to attract.

Usage example: the woman's fetching smile has long made the painting a favorite with visitors to the museum

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Repelling is an antonym for fetching.

Nearby Words: fetch, fetched

Repelling adjective - Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust.

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Fetching is an antonym for repelling.

Nearby Words: repel, repellent, repelled

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Repelling and Fetching. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fetching/repelling

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