Order
Order verb - To put into a particular arrangement.
Repel
Repel verb - To drive back.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In fact, this is exactly what you have to do in order to repel a shark: punch it in the eye or the gills (which is like punching a person in the throat).
Source: Go for the Eye -
Tom lasts about a few minutes before turning green, and when his girlfriend says she doesn't like the smell anyway, he concludes that men smoke in order to repel women.
Source: Literature / The Great Brain -
Enemy Mine: The Raiwat invasion forces the government and the Valkyness to join forces in order to repel them.
Source: Video Game / RefleX
Cite this Source
Repel and Order. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/order/repel
Order & Repel. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/order/repel>.
Repel or Order. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/order/repel.
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