as in to despise
to dislike strongly
she hates her jobshe hates her friendsand she hates her life!
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as in hatred
a very strong dislike
hate can sometimes be replaced with tolerance when people meet face to face
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as in enemy
something or someone that is hated
the Alaska pipeline is a pet hate of environmentalists
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Recent Examples of hate
Joe WilkinsFuturism2 Apr. 2026
The lower classes and the clergy had always hated the Castiliansand the Portuguese aristocracy and the commercial classes—previously content with the patronage and the economic opportunities that the union with Spain had provided—had become dissatisfied during the preceding 20 years.
—Encyclopedia Britannica2 Apr. 2026
Audrey SassonNew York Daily News26 Mar. 2026
More than 10,000 hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders were reported to the Stop AAPI Hate coalition from March 2020 through September 2021.
—ABC News26 Mar. 2026
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Verb
The data centers powering your favorite AI chatbot are running low on heliumcashand neighbors who don’t hate themand that’s not even the worst of it.
—Joe WilkinsFuturism2 Apr. 2026
The lower classes and the clergy had always hated the Castiliansand the Portuguese aristocracy and the commercial classes—previously content with the patronage and the economic opportunities that the union with Spain had provided—had become dissatisfied during the preceding 20 years.
—Encyclopedia Britannica2 Apr. 2026
Noun
New Yorkers deserve solutions that meaningfully address hate violence — not political theater and half-measures.
—Audrey SassonNew York Daily News26 Mar. 2026
More than 10,000 hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders were reported to the Stop AAPI Hate coalition from March 2020 through September 2021.
—ABC News26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate
Verb
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Though Brigitta despises himMaria shelters him.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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Iowans despised slaverytreasured 'radical experiment' Thirteen Iowans died and 141 were wounded in the rout of the Union forces at Wilson's Creek.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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What was disturbing were people who sped past a foot away from elderly peopleshouting obscenities with faces twisted in hatred.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Këkht Aräkh is not unique in his loneliness; the pain of being alone is as thematically central to DSBM as the hatred of Christianity.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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Person after person portrayed Democrats as the enemy trying to drive a wedge between conservatives in an election yearwhere Republicans want to keep control of Congress and win races up and down the ballot.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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Swalwell was among those named by Patelwho has said that his critics are mischaracterizing the appendix by calling it an enemies list.—
Perry Stein The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
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These findings echo a broader pattern political scientists call affective polarization: the replacement of disagreement with abhorrence.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
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When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideologyand abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aimsmonstrosities and tyrannies become possible.—
Michael Bloomberg,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
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ThisWright imaginedwas one way Proxi might display its analysis of players’ mindsan aerial map of lovesphobiastriumphslossespetsand near misses plus all the associations connecting them.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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In Atlantasome people living with SADas well as social phobia or even simple shynessare facing their fears in a novel way.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Fanning the flames of the drama was the mutual antipathy between the couples.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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The storyline has been that Apple can’t shoot straight; the antipathy of the Apple-using/hating commentators runs so deep that the critics dredged up the canard that Apple’s done nothing since former CEO Steve Jobs died.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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How Nelson is reformulated from one who feels desire to one who feels detestation (as well as shame for having desired) is the remarkable achievement of both the story and the storyteller and the system that requires it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Feb. 2026
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Between the lines: Many undecideds are painfully trying to balance their sense of obligation with their detestation for Trumpas USA Today first detailed on Thursday.—
Erin Doherty,
Axios,
14 Dec. 2024
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While people sometimes express this view in jestothers believe the fake environment borders on a cultural abomination.—
Adam Kadlac,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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Yesthe opening animation was an abominationbut what followed was almost — almost — enough to make up for it.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Hate.” Merriam-Webster.com ThesaurusMerriam-Websterhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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