Opposed and Repelled

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Opposed adjective - Being in opposition or having an opponent.

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Repelled and opposed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repelled" instead a verb "Opposed".

Repelled adjective - Filled with disgust.

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Opposed and repelled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Opposed" instead a verb "Repelled".

Nearby Words: repel, repellent, repelling

Spooner and Calvin connect because of their shared rapport with robots and are (initially) repelled by each other because of the diametrically opposed attitudes this rapport brings out in them.

Source: Film / I, Robot

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