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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.

    Synonyms:
    abhorabominatedespisedetestdislikeloathenauseatescornshun

    Antonyms:
    admireapprovecovetcravedesireenjoyesteemesteemlikeloverelish

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. hatehatredverb

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

    Synonyms:
    hatred

    Antonyms:
    love

  2. hatedetestverb

    dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

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

    Synonyms:
    detest

    Antonyms:
    love

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. dislike

    i dislike bananas.

    Submitted by Jbmorrisii on April 202020  
  2. aniket

    anihate

    Submitted by anonymous on August 162020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 2 votes

  1. hateverb

    Synonyms:
    bear malice toowe a grudge to

  2. hateverb

    Synonyms:
    DETESTabhorabominateloathenauseateshrink fromrecoil from

  3. hatenoun

    Synonyms:
    hatreddetestationanimosityenmityhostilityantipathy

SynonymsAntonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hateverb

    Synonyms:
    dislikedetestabhordespiseabominateloatheexecrate

Nicknames0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of known nicknames for "Hate":

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How to use hate in a sentence?

  1. Rob Teigen:

    Kids love my knock-knock jokesbut after about 400 of themparents hate me.

  2. Kathy Essig:

    I hate the word ‘lazy,’ it’s not that kids who struggle with executive functioning aren’t smart enough or trying hard enough. It’s that their brains can’t process the information fast enough.

  3. Adam Fagan:

    There are no prosecutionsthey're not investigated particularly well and there are issues around the definition of what constitutes a hate crimethe implementation of any law in Bosnia is completely stymied by the political system. It's very difficult to ascertain whether the Bosnians are against LGBT [rights] or if they can’t do anything at all really.

  4. Wilson Mizner:

    I hate careless flatterythe kind that exhausts you in your effort to believe it.

  5. Brody Krause:

    I'm just so proud of himit's hard as a mama. I don't want to make him hate spelling.

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