Repulsive
Repulsive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: a repulsive display of shameless flattery that made the embarrassed actor wrinkle his nose in disgust
Upsetting and repulsive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upsetting" instead an adjective "Repulsive".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unpleasant and repulsive
- unpleasant and upsetting
- offensive and repulsive
- offensive and upsetting
- disagreeable and repulsive
- disagreeable and upsetting
- displeasing and repulsive
- displeasing and upsetting
- nasty and repulsive
- nasty and upsetting
- abominable and repulsive
- abominable and upsetting
- bad and repulsive
- bad and upsetting
Both words in one sentence
- Hannibal still portrays its title character as Wicked Cultured, but all of the violence is portrayed as startling, upsetting (especially to borderline-supernaturally-empathic Will Graham) and repulsive, no matter how artfully contrived.
Source: Violence Is Disturbing
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Upsetting and Repulsive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/repulsive/upsetting
Repulsive & Upsetting. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/repulsive/upsetting>.
Upsetting or Repulsive. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/repulsive/upsetting.
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