distasteful vs repelling

distasteful and repelling both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
distasteful	No	Yes	No	No
repelling	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, distasteful and repelling are synonyms defined as:

distasteful and repelling: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Other synonyms of distasteful include disgustful, disgusting, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky.

distasteful (adjective)	repelling (adjective)
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust	highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
not pleasing in odor or taste