Refraining
Repulse and refraining are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repulse" instead a noun "Refraining".
Repulse
Repulse noun - Treatment that is deliberately unfriendly.
Refraining and repulse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refraining" instead a noun "Repulse".
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Repulse and Refraining. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/refraining/repulse
Refraining & Repulse. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/refraining/repulse>.
Repulse or Refraining. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/refraining/repulse.
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