As adjectives the difference between repugnant and repulsive
is that repugnant is offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion while repulsive is tending to rouse aversion or to repulse.
repugnant
English
Adjective
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en adjective)
Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
(legal) Opposed or in conflict.
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "repugnant" is often applied: act, nature, behavior, practice, character, thing, crime.
Related terms
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* repugn
* repugnance
* repugnancy
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repulsive
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
(physics) having the capacity to repel
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "repulsive" is often applied: force, interaction, potential.
Synonyms
* repellent
* similar: disgusting, vile
Antonyms
* (tending to rouse aversion ) attractive
* (physics, having the capacity to repel ) attractive
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