repugnant
adjective
[ rɪˈpʌɡnənt ]
• extremely distasteful; unacceptable.
• "cannibalism seems repugnant to us"
Similar:
abhorrent,
revolting,
repulsive,
repellent,
disgusting,
offensive,
objectionable,
vile,
foul,
nasty,
loathsome,
sickening,
nauseating,
nauseous,
hateful,
detestable,
execrable,
abominable,
monstrous,
appalling,
reprehensible,
deplorable,
insufferable,
intolerable,
unacceptable,
despicable,
contemptible,
beyond the pale,
unspeakable,
noxious,
obscene,
base,
hideous,
grisly,
gruesome,
horrendous,
heinous,
atrocious,
awful,
terrible,
dreadful,
frightful,
obnoxious,
unsavoury,
unpalatable,
unpleasant,
disagreeable,
distasteful,
dislikeable,
off-putting,
displeasing,
ghastly,
horrible,
horrid,
gross,
putrid,
sick-making,
yucky,
godawful,
beastly,
bogging,
skanky,
noisome,
disgustful,
scurvy,
loathly,
rebarbative,
• in conflict or incompatible with.
• "a by-law must not be repugnant to the general law of the country"
Similar:
incompatible with,
in conflict with,
contrary to,
at variance with,
contradictory to,
inconsistent with,
alien to,
opposed to,
oppugnant to,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘offering resistance’): from Old French repugnant or Latin repugnant- ‘opposing’, from the verb repugnare (see repugnance).
