One entry found for repel.

Entry Word: repel
Function: verb
Text: 1 to drive back <the defenders repelled the attacking army after several hours of fierce fighting>
Synonyms fend (off), repulse, stave off
Related Words hold off, resist, withstand; deflect, ward (off); rebuff, snub, spurn
Near Antonyms welcome
2 to cause to feel disgust <the idea of chocolate-covered grasshoppers repels me> -- see DISGUST
3 to refuse to give in to <repelled the temptation to stay out late and call in sick the next day> -- see RESIST