Abhor

/əbˈhɔː/

Synonyms for "abhor" (45 found)

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Closest matches (9)

abominatebe hostile to
Noun(1 words)
be disgusted by

Strong matches (14)

Related words (22)

disrelishexecratehatehold in abominationloathemislikenot care forscornscoutshudder atutterly detest
Noun(5 words)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

6 entries
detestemotional stateethical stancehatemoral judgmentmoral stance

More specific

6 entries
abhorrencedetestationethical disapprovalloathingmoral condemnationstrong disapproval

Collocations

6 entries
abhor corruptionabhor crueltyabhor fraudabhor hypocrisyabhor injusticeabhor violence

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Translations

2 translations across 2 languages.

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Dutch

1 entries
  • verwerpen verb (to reject with disdain)

Romanian

1 entries
  • respinge cu dispreț verb (to reject with disdain)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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I abhor spiders.

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We abhor violence.

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I abhor politics.

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I abhor killing animals.

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