Fulsome
Fulsome adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: the author perpetuates some truly fulsome stereotypes in her novel
Repulsive
Repulsive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: a repulsive display of shameless flattery that made the embarrassed actor wrinkle his nose in disgust
Fulsome and repulsive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fulsome" instead an adjective "Repulsive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- gross and fulsome
- gross and repulsive
- obnoxious and fulsome
- obnoxious and repulsive
- foul and fulsome
- foul and repulsive
- loathsome and fulsome
- loathsome and repulsive
- offensive and fulsome
- offensive and repulsive
- disgusting and fulsome
- disgusting and repulsive
- repellent and fulsome
- repellent and repulsive
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Repulsive and Fulsome. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fulsome/repulsive
Fulsome & Repulsive. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fulsome/repulsive>.
Repulsive or Fulsome. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fulsome/repulsive.
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