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| Main Entry: | detest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hate; feel disgust toward |
| Synonyms: | abhor, abominate, despise, execrate, loathe, reject, repudiate, be allergic to, dislike intensely, down on, feel aversion toward, feel hostility toward, feel repugnance toward, have no use for, recoil from |
| Notes: | one would tend to detest someone for behavior, despise someone for character |
| Antonyms: | adore, cherish, like, love, prize, respect |
| Main Entry: | abhor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | regard with contempt or disgust |
| Synonyms: | abominate, despise, detest, hate, loathe, scorn, be allergic to, be down on, be grossed out by, have no use for |
| Antonyms: | admire, adore, approve, cherish, desire, enjoy, like, love, relish |
| Main Entry: | despise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | look down on |
| Synonyms: | abhor, abominate, contemn, deride, detest, disdain, disregard, eschew, execrate, flout, hate, loathe, neglect, put down*, reject, renounce, repudiate, revile, scorn, shun, slight, snub, spurn, undervalue, wipe out*, allergic to, feel contempt for, have no use for, look down nose at, misprize |
| Antonyms: | admire, appreciate, cherish, like, love |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dislike |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be antagonistic toward something; hate |
| Synonyms: | abhor, abominate, avoid, condemn, contemn, deplore, despise, detest, disapprove, disfavor, eschew, execrate, loathe, look down on, mind, regret, resent, scorn, shun, antipathize, be allergic to, be averse to, be turned off to, bear malice toward, disesteem, disrelish, grossed out on, have hard feelings, have no stomach for, have no taste for, lose interest in, make faces at, not appreciate, not care for, not endure, not feel like, not take kindly to, object to, shudder at |
| Antonyms: | approve, like, love |
| Main Entry: | execrate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hate |
| Synonyms: | abhor, abominate, censure, condemn, curse, damn, denounce, deplore, despise, detest, excoriate, loathe, objurgate, reprehend, reprobate, reprove, revile, vilify, accurse, anathematize, imprecate |
| Antonyms: | like, love |
| Main Entry: | hate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dislike very strongly |
| Synonyms: | abhor, abominate, allergic to, anathematize, be disgusted with, be hostile to, be loath, be reluctant, be repelled by, be sick of, be sorry, bear a grudge against, can't stand, contemn, curse, deprecate, deride, despise, detest, disapprove, disdain, disfavor, disparage, down on, execrate, feel malice to, have an aversion to, have enough of, have no use for, loathe, look down on, nauseate*, not care for, object to, recoil from, scorn, shudder at, shun, spit upon, spurn |
| Antonyms: | like, love |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | loathe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dislike strongly |
| Synonyms: | abhor, abominate, decline, despise, detest, execrate, hate, refuse, reject, repudiate, revolt, spurn, be allergic to, be down on, feel repugnance, find disgusting, have aversion to, have no use for |
| Antonyms: | like, love |
| Main Entry: | neglect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be indifferent, leave alone |
| Synonyms: | affront, brush aside, brush off, condemn, depreciate, despise, detest, discount, disdain, dismiss, disregard, have nothing to do with, ignore, keep at arm's length, keep one's distance, laugh off, let go, live with, make light of, not care for, overlook, pass by, pass over, pass up, pay no attention to, pay no mind, pretermit, rebuff, reject, scant, scorn, shrug off, slight, slur, spurn, tune out, underestimate |
| Antonyms: | cherish, concern, guard, nurture, protect, take care of, watch |
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