Repellent
Repellent adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: your snobbish behavior towards my friends is so repellent I can't stand to be around you anymore
Unsavory and repellent are semantically related In some cases you can use "Unsavory" instead an adjective "Repellent".
Unsavory
Unsavory adjective - Disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste.
Usage example: an unsavory blend of spices that simply overwhelmed the fish's delicate flavor
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obnoxious and repellent
- obnoxious and unsavory
- repulsive and repellent
- repulsive and unsavory
- foul and repellent
- foul and unsavory
- unpleasant and repellent
- unpleasant and unsavory
- loathsome and repellent
- loathsome and unsavory
- offensive and repellent
- offensive and unsavory
- disgusting and repellent
- disgusting and unsavory
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Unsavory and Repellent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/repellent/unsavory
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Unsavory or Repellent. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/repellent/unsavory.
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