Roget's Thesaurus

#289. Repulsion

Nouns

repulsion; driving from etc. v.; repulse, abduction. magnetic repulsion, magnetic levitation; antigravity.

Verbs

repel, push from, drive apart, drive from etc. 276; 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.