repelled
Fought off successfully
Repelled is the past tense of repel.
To repel is to drive back or ward off: The army repelled the invasion.
It also means to cause disgust or aversion: The smell repelled her.
In physics, like magnetic poles repel each other.
Someone repelled by something finds it deeply off-putting: I was repelled by his arrogance.
Rejected with disgust
- revoltedRose in opposition
- nauseatedFeeling urge to vomit
- sickenedMade ill or disgusted
- appalledShocked by wrongness
horrified · grossed out · loathing · abhorred · detested · offended · disturbed · disdainful
Deferred or resisted
- fended offDeflected or resisted
- warded offDrove back, prevented approach
- held offDelayed or resisted
- fought offResisted and defeated
beaten back · resisted · deflected · blocked · thwarted · rebuffed · countered · repulsed
Rejected with contempt
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
- refusedDeclined to accept
- declinedRefused or diminished
- dismissedReleased from duty
shunned · snubbed · jilted · unwanted · cast aside · turned away · pushed away · brushed off
Repelled by magnetic fields
- paramagneticWeakly attracted to magnets
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- magnetic fieldForce zone around magnets
- polarityState of opposing forces
magnetism · ferromagnetic · Coulomb · electrostatic · charge · ion · force field · flux
repulsed
Rejected with disgust
appalled · horrified · grossed out · loathing · abhorred · detested · offended · disturbed · disdainful · contemptuous
pushed back
Deferred or resisted
- fended offDeflected or resisted
- warded offDrove back, prevented approach
- held offDelayed or resisted
fought off · beaten back · resisted · deflected · blocked · thwarted · rebuffed · countered · repulsed · turned back
spurned
Rejected with contempt
dismissed · shunned · snubbed · jilted · unwanted · cast aside · turned away · pushed away · brushed off · cold-shouldered
diamagnetic
Repelled by magnetic fields
- paramagneticWeakly attracted to magnets
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- magnetic fieldForce zone around magnets
polarity · magnetism · ferromagnetic · Coulomb · electrostatic · charge · ion · force field · flux
- kept at bayfended off, warded off, staved off, kept away, held back
- rejection wordsrejected, rebuffed, spurned, snubbed, refused
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repugnance
- sent backreturned, bounced, recalled, remailed, repatriated
repelledattracted
Pulled by appeal
drawn · pulled · magnetized · gravitated · gravitating
repelledattracted
Pulled by appeal
captivated · drawn · charmed · fascinated · enchanted
- insect repellentSubstance deterring biting pests
- mosquito repellentSubstance deterring biting insects
- water repellentResists liquid penetration
- moth repellentSubstance deterring fabric pests
- tick repellentSubstance deterring parasitic arachnids
- pest repellentSubstance deterring unwanted creatures