adjustment, modification, alteration, acclimatization, accommodation, transformation, conversion, revision, change, tailoring, fitting, realignment, reworking, remodeling, reshaping, refashioning, cus... [more]
repulse - drive away - fend off - ward off - push back - resist - deter - reject - rebuff - repudiate - spurn - shun - avoid - eschew - turn away - keep at bay - fight off - stave off - hold off - parry - deflect - dismiss - refuse - decline - dissuade - avert - prevent - obstruct - hinder - block - bar - stop - thwart - counter - oppose - confront - withstand - endure - bear - tolerate - abhor - loathe - detest - dislike - disdain - scorn - despise - abominate
Repel refers to the act of driving something away or causing it to move back. In a scientific context, it often describes forces that act on objects to push them apart, such as magnetic or electrical forces. This term can also be used more generally to describe actions or attitudes that discourage or turn away something or someone.