Synonyms of execration

execration

noun

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curse
• imprecation
• malediction
• condemnation
• denunciation
• censure
• ban
• anathema
• winze
• damnation
• excommunication
• malison
• spell
• voodoo
• jinx
• pox
• hoodoo
• whammy
• mojo
• hex

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blessing
• benediction
• indorsement
• endorsement
• citation
• benison
• commendation

2

as in hatred

a very strong dislike

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hatred
• contempt
• distaste
• disdain
• detestation
• abhorrence
• hate
• loathing
• abomination
• disgust
• spite
• hostility
• malice
• malignity
• jealousy
• resentment
• revulsion
• odium
• malevolence
• scorn
• bitterness
• repugnance
• meanness
• malignancy
• spitefulness
• repulsion
• enmity
• hatefulness
• antagonism
• animosity
• despite
• invidiousness
• antipathy
• maliciousness
• bile
• horror
• grudge
• aversion
• rancor
• virulence
• despitefulness
• vitriol
• pique
• jaundice
• venom
• spleen
• cattiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• love
• affection
• devotion
• admiration
• worship
• inclination
• appetite
• fondness
• acceptance
• tolerance
• liking
• adoration
• veneration
• taste
• passion
• relish

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enemy
• detestation
• abhorrence
• hate
• abomination
• antipathy
• adversary
• phobia
• anathema
• aversion
• bête noire
• dread
• nuisance
• bogy
• horror
• bugbear
• annoyance
• bogie
• grievance
• bugaboo
• bogey
• hang-up
• peeve
• hassle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• love
• beloved
• joy
• pleasure
• dear
• delight
• enjoyment
• darling
• honey
• preference
• sweetheart
• favorite
• felicity
• treasure
• like