Synonyms for Aversion

Synonyms for "aversion" (135 found)

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Closest matches (27)

Noun(5 words)

antipathy distaste antipathies averting avoidance

abhorrence abomination allergy anathema anglophobia animosity annoyance antagonismanti semitismanti-semitism antipathy averseness backwardnessbad booksbigotrycold sweatcontemptcreeping fleshcursoriness demur

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despite

Adjective(1 words)

deep disgust

Strong matches (41)

despitefulness detestation disagreement disdain disfavor disgust disinclination dislike disliking disobedience displeasure disrelish dissatisfaction dissent distaste dread enmity execration fearfoot dragging

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foot-dragging fractiousness grudgegrudging consentgrudgingness hate hatred horror hostility indisposedness indisposition indocility

Noun(8 words)

detestingdisgust someonedisgusts disinclination dislike dislikes distastes instinct

Adjective(1 words)

dreaded

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Adjective(2 words)

intense aversionstrong repulsion

intractablenesslack of enthusiasmlack of zealloathing malevolence malice malignity misandry misanthropy misogynymortal horrormutinousness nausea nolition obstinacy odium opposition peeve perfunctorinesspet peeve

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Noun(14 words)

loathings phobias preventing putoff reaction recoil reluctancereluctance to learnrepugnance repulse repulses repulsing repulsiveness turnoff

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

9 entries

attitude avoidance behavior dislike dodging feeling response shunningturning away

More specific

6 entries

antipathy avoidancebitter taste aversiondistaste refusal reluctance

Collocations

6 entries

aversion to changeaversion to riskdeep aversiongeneral aversionintense aversionstrong aversion

Inflections

1 entries

aversions

Derivations

2 entries

averse aversiveness

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She felt an aversion to him.

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Arrogance has always been my pet aversion.

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To those who meditate the feet of God,who neither has desire nor aversion, evil shall never come.

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I developed an aversion toward seafood.

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