Anathema

/əˈnæθəmə/

Synonyms for "anathema" (64 found)

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Closest matches (13)

abhorrence abomination antipathy arraignment aversion banbete noireblame blasphemy bugbear

Noun(3 words)

Strong matches (19)

castigation censure commination condemnation curse damnation decrial denouncement denunciation detestationevil eyeexcommunication excoriation execration flaying

Noun(4 words)

condemnations detestation doom excommunication

Related words (32)

fulmination fustigation hate hex impeachment imprecation indictment leper malediction malison malocchio outcast pale pariah peevepet peevephobia pillorying proscription reprehension

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reprobation reproofskinning alivestricture taboo thundering untouchable unwelcome whammy

Noun(3 words)

heresy odiumunacceptable belief

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More general

10 entries

condemnation cursedisagreeable personethical breachexecrationmoral judgmentnorm violationpenalty sanctionunpleasant person

More specific

6 entries

banethical breachexcommunication pariahpolicy rejectiontaboo

Collocations

6 entries

cultural anathemainstitutional anathemamoral anathemapolitical anathemareligious anathemauniversal anathema

Inflections

1 entries

anathemas

Derivations

7 entries

anathematic anathematically anathematization anathematize anathematized anathematizes anathematizing

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Skills that are monopolizable are anathema to capital.

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That cult makes people believe things that are anathema to them.

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Pigs are anathema to Jews and Muslims.

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