Detesting

Synonyms for "detesting" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

abhor abhorrence abhorrent abhorring

Strong matches (6)

Noun(6 words)

antipathy aversion condemn condemnatory denounce despise

Related words (10)

Noun(10 words)

detestable disapproval disapprove disapproving disgust hate loathe loathing loathsome reject

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17 entries

affect attitude disapprove dislike emotionemotional stateethics feeling hatemental statemoral judgmentopinion opposerhetorical devicesentiment stance

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17 entries

abhor abhorrence condemncondemnatory phrasingcultural aversiondecry denounce despisedisapproving tonedisgustemotional disgustethical condemnationloathe loathingmoral antipathymoral outrage

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Collocations

16 entries

cultural detestingdetest crueltydetest deeplydetest hypocrisydetest injusticedetest openlydetest stronglydetesting attitudedetesting mooddetesting of crueltydetesting reactiondetesting sentimentdetesting stanceintense detestingmoral detestingstrong detesting

Inflections

5 entries

detested detestings detestsmore detestingmost detesting

Derivations

8 entries

detest detestability detestable detestably detestation detestations detested detester

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