EXECRATION Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

execration

noun

ˌek-sə-ˈkrā-shən

Definition of execration

as in curse

a prayer that harm will come to someone upon discovering that someone had stolen his golf bag, he let loose a volley of execrations

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as in hatred

a very strong dislike a cowardly betrayal that earned him the execration of all who had remained loyal to the cause

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as in enemy

something or someone that is hated denounced as an abomination before God and man, the heretic would forever be an execration even amongst his own people

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Recent Examples of execration The Democrats’ howls of execration are perfectly understandable. — Mario Loyola, National Review, 22 Sep. 2020 Their execration of the actions of Israel's government and security forces will not bring it any faster. — Oded Naaman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2011

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Noun

But while social media debates on whether a Glee-boot is a blessing or a curse, the former cast is dusting off their sequin hats.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Embedding nature in the wider business The breadth of nature is a blessing and a curse.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of curse

Noun

The rioters waved the Confederate flag, a clear symbol of racist hatred.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
At least one person was killed and four people were injured in a shooting near Paris that may have been motivated by Islamophobic hatred, French officials say.

— Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hatred

Noun

After a period of inactivity that included elbow surgery, Álvarez — beyond his opponents — faces his greatest enemy in Father Time, as demonstrated by his September 2025 loss to Terence Crawford, which cost him his four super-middleweight titles.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Lakshmana, however, recognizes the deception and initially refuses to leave, confident in Rama’s ability to defeat any enemy.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of enemy

Noun

The reality is that consumers could easily reduce their carbon footprints by changing their thermostats, buying smaller cars and driving more slowly, but few seem willing to do so despite the many imprecations from climate change activists.

— Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The cabdriver—a scrawny older man—drives rapidly and erratically, cutting off other vehicles, muttering imprecations in an unfamiliar language under his breath, swerving in and out of lanes, blowing his horn to force laggard drivers to let him by.

— Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024

Definition of imprecation

Noun

How Nelson is reformulated from one who feels desire to one who feels detestation (as well as shame for having desired) is the remarkable achievement of both the story and the storyteller and the system that requires it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Feb. 2026
One of the most memorable chapters epitomizes her detestation for the ultra-wealthy and pompous intellectuals who rushed to rationalize her work.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024

Definition of detestation

Noun

Whatever the reason—gold lust, bad luck, a malediction—the Prince de Conty continues to bring ill fortune upon those in its ambit, even two hundred and seventy-eight years after its demise.

— Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
What’s more, Presence imbues the song with a story centered around death, misfortune, and perhaps even malediction.

— SPIN Contributor, SPIN, 11 Mar. 2024

Definition of malediction

Noun

El-Sayed and Piker have professed their abhorrence of anti-Semitism.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.

— Michael Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025

Definition of abhorrence

Noun

There's always room for good-natured college football fan ribbing, chanting, rivalries, and even some good old-fashioned hate.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
He was eventually banned from Twitter (as well as YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit), and his podcast was removed from Spotify for hate-speech violations.

— Nathan Taylor Pemberton, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026

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