insect repellent

noun

A substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and, often, other arthropods) from landing or crawling there.

“Near-synonyms: bug spray, aerogard (Oceania)”

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bug sprayaerogardinsectifugeinsect repellant
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Meanings

nouninsect repellent (plural insect repellents)

plural insect repellents

  1. A substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and, often, other arthropods) from landing or crawling there.

    Near-synonyms: bug spray, aerogard (Oceania)

    Synonyms: bug spray, aerogard

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA substance applied to skin, clothing, or other surfaces to discourage insects (and, often, other arthropods) from landing or crawling there.

Similar
bug sprayaerogard

More synonyms by meaning

nouna chemical substance that repels insects

Similar
insectifugeinsect repellant
Broader
repellentrepellant
Also see
insectifuge

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

insect repellent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insect%20repellent

MLA

“insect repellent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insect%20repellent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insect repellent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insect%20repellent.

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