Repel and Unsettle

Repel

Repel verb - To drive back.

Unsettle and repel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unsettle" instead a verb "Repel".

Nearby Words: repelled, repelling

Unsettle

Unsettle verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

Repel and unsettle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Repel" instead a verb "Unsettle".

Nearby Word: unsettling

Common collocations

people repel people unsettle people
everyone repel everyone unsettle everyone
enemies repel enemies unsettle enemies
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Unsettle and Repel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/repel/unsettle
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