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

Along with the town’s hard-drinking fisherman Wyck (Root), and the town hall staff of Patricia (O’Flynn), Rosemary (Dickey) and Dale (Hiller), Loftis tries to ignore a centuries-old island curse while attracting tourists to the island.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
In other cases Hoodoo was used to counter the threat of curses, as in the practice of suspending bottles from a tree to trap any malevolent spirits or witches traveling in spirit form.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of curse

Noun

Christian leaders, along with the mayor of Dearborn and the chief of police, came together Monday afternoon to send out a message of unity against hatred.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Ungodlike thoughts and their outcomes are not negated just by trying not to think about evil, mistakes, disease, hatred, lack, sorrow, etc.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of hatred

Noun

The Dodgers are baseball's enemy because their ownership group has shown a willingness to win, and their front office is smart enough to do so.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Likewise, battlefield commanders often need urgent response plans to enemy attacks, something AI can help with.

— Emelia S. Probasco, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 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

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But your abhorrence of the outcomes of particular elections doesn’t justify your saying, Well, the hell with that.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 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

Getting together becomes a hate festival toward this child’s ex-spouse.

— R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
The meeting was already scheduled to discuss pertinent issues facing the league — among them, the online hate and vitriol directed toward players and other WNBA personnel.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of hate

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