Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Repel

attract

The most appropriate antonym of the word repel is attract.

• Repel means to drive away or cause to dislike or avoid something.
• Attract means to cause to come near or to be drawn to something.

The other words do not have the same meaning as repel and are therefore not antonyms.

• Balance means to equalize or make something level or even.
• Cancel means to make something invalid or ineffective.
• Push means to exert force on something in order to move it away from oneself.