Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Repulsion (Motion from, actively; force driving apart)

Nouns
  • repulsion
  • driving from etc. v.
  • repulse, abduction. magnetic repulsion, magnetic levitation
  • antigravity.
Verbs
  • repel, push from, drive apart, drive from etc. Impulse
  • chase, dispel
  • retrude
  • abduce, abduct
  • send away
  • repulse. keep at arm's length, turn one's back upon, give the cold shoulder
  • send off, send away with a flea in one's ear.
Adjectives
  • repelling etc. v.
  • repellent, repulsive
  • abducent, abductive. centripetal
Phrases
  • like charges repel
  • opposite charges attract
  • like poles repel, opposite poles attract.