What are some opposite words for hate?
Antonyms for hate
heɪthate
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term hate.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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:
admireapprovecovetcravedesireenjoyesteemesteemlikeloverelishSynonyms:
abhorabominatedespisedetestdislikeloathenauseatescornshun
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Princeton's WordNet
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How to use hate in a sentence?
I'm the guy you probably hate. Born in the Stateseducated in the UK and now living in Europe. Oh did I mention I'm self employed and travel a lot? Andno I'm not shallow or pretentiousthose are just your own preconceived notions about me.
Don 't expect your life to change if you hate change.
WellI hate to say itbut Donald Trump has a bit of a point here.
People love to hate Apple announcements because the expectations are so high and they can never clear that bar.
It was President Putin who created this atmosphere of hate in our countrythe atmosphere of intolerancewhich one way or another materialized in the bullet that killed my friend Boris Nemtsov.
How to say hate in sign language?
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