attractive vs repulsive

attractive

adj
  • Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing. 

  • Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force. 

  • Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner. 

repulsive

adj
  • Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting. 

  • Having the capacity to repel. 

  • Cold; reserved; forbidding. 

How often have the words attractive and repulsive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )