Hate

/heʔ/

Synonyms for "hate" (169 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Verb(5 words)

detest abhor abhors abominate abominating

Noun(6 words)

hatred abhor abhorring animosity aversionbe disgusted by

abhor abhorrence abhorrent abominable abominate abomination accursed acrimonious allergy anathema animosity animus antagonismanti semitismantipathy aversionbe all heartbe down onbe hostile tobear a grudge

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bear ill willbear malicebelligerence

Strong matches (51)

bete noirebigotry bitchy bitter black blasphemous bugbear catty clash clashingcold sweatcollision conflict contemn contempt contemptible contentioncreeping fleshdamnable deprecate

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despicable despise despite despiteful despitefulness detest detestable detestation disapprovedisapprove ofdisdain disfavor disgust dislike disrelish distasteful distressing

Noun(7 words)

bias despise despising detest detesting dislike disliking

Verb(7 words)

can't standcan't stand the sight ofdespise despised detested detests disrelish

Related words (84)

enmity evil execrable execrate execration foul friction hateful hatredhave deep feelingshold in abominationhold it againsthorrid horror hostilityill willill-natured infamous loathe loathing

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love malevolence malevolent malice malign malignity mean misanthropy mislike misogynymortal horrornasty nauseanot care forobnoxious odious odium opprobriousowe a grudgepeevepet peevephobia quarrelsomeness racism rancor repellent reprehensible repugnance repulsion repulsive resent resentful resentment resist revulsion scorn scurvyshrink fromshudder atshuddering spite spiteful spitefulness trouble unspeakableutterly detestvenom vicious vile xenophobia

Noun(7 words)

enmity hostility loathe object prejudice scapegoat target

Verb(7 words)

execrate execrates loathe loathes resent resents spite

How these synonyms differ

abhor - 'Abhor' is the most formal and absolute, it implies deep moral opposition. You abhor practices you consider fundamentally wrong.
despise - 'Despise' adds contempt, you look down on what you hate. It implies moral or intellectual superiority over the target.
detest - 'Detest' is intense, principled hatred, you detest cruelty, dishonesty, or injustice. It carries a firm, almost righteous edge.
loathe - 'Loathe' is visceral, it's hatred felt in the stomach, bordering on physical revulsion. Stronger and more primal than 'hate.'

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

17 entries

affect attitude dislike disposition emotion entity express feelinggive tongue tojudgmentmoral stanceobjectsocial phenomenontarget utter verbalise

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More specific

15 entries

abhor celebrity despise detestextreme disapprovalintense aversionintergroup hostilityloathemoral condemnationpersonal animositypolitical hostilitypoliticianpublic figureracial hatredreligious hatred

Collocations

9 entries

culture of hateextreme hatredhate crimehate grouphate speechintense hatepolitical hatredracial hatredreligious hate

Inflections

3 entries

hated hates hating

Derivations

4 entries

hateful hatefulness hater hatred

Antonyms

2 entries

love

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I hate it when there are a lot of people.

Source: tatoeba (1394)

I hate chemistry.

Source: tatoeba (1445)

I hate those spiders. They're always there to freak me out when I'm cleaning.

Source: tatoeba (1686)

That's the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers.

Source: tatoeba (2294)

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