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Antonyms for hate
heɪthate

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. hate

    Abhor is stronger than despiseimplying a shuddering recoilespecially a moral recoil. "How many shun evil as inconvenient who do not abhor it as hateful." Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xxvi297. [Murray's "New English Dictionary"] Detest expresses indignationwith something of contempt. Loathe implies disgustphysical or moral. We abhor a traitordespise a cowarddetest a liar. We dislike an uncivil person. We abhor crueltyhate tyranny. We loathe a reptile or a flatterer. We abhor Milton's heroic Satanbut we can not despise him.

    Antonyms:
    admireapprovecovetcravedesireenjoyesteemesteemlikeloverelish

    Synonyms:
    abhorabominatedespisedetestdislikeloathenauseatescornshun

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Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. hatehatredverb

    the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

    Antonyms:
    love

    Synonyms:
    hatred

  2. hatedetestverb

    dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

    "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians"

    Antonyms:
    love

    Synonyms:
    detest

SynonymsAntonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hateverb

    Synonyms:
    dislikedetestabhordespiseabominateloatheexecrate

How to use hate in a sentence?

  1. Gordana Biernat:

    Hate is a frequency grounded in insanity or fear. Cool your mind calm your heart. Don't let hate, tear you apart.

  2. L.F. Magister:

    Courage is a value contracted for two types of emotions; love and hate, so all actions carried out by these are also the most sincere.

  3. Paul Ratje/REUTERS:

    I hate this culture of the division that the media just keeps like hammeringi'm Latino. I'm conservative. There's people that are a different colorand even if we don't have the same ideasthey're still human beings.

  4. Derrick Johnson:

    Mr. Byrd was found hung in a treeand because of that we want to ensure it was not in fact a racial hate crime.

  5. Maria Varenikova:

    If there is one overriding emotion gripping Ukraine right nowit is hate, it is a deepseething bitterness for President Russian President Vladimir PutinRussian President Vladimir Putin militaryand Russian President Vladimir Putin government.

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#1650enjoy
#3527hate
#4015desire
#6468approve
#12073esteem
#16605admire
#23666crave
#27854relish
#63590covet

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