dislike
noun
, ˈdis-ˌlīk\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for dislike
Synonyms: Noun
allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disinclination, disliking, disrelish, down [chiefly British], mislike
Synonyms: Verb
Antonyms: Noun
appetite, favor, fondness, like, liking, partiality, preference, relish, shine, taste, use
Antonyms: Verb
adore, cotton (to), delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), like, love, relish, revel (in)
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Examples of dislike in a Sentence
Noun
we have a strong dislike for olives and wouldn't eat them even if we were paid the public's general dislike of negative campaign adsVerb
I dislike basketball, but I enjoy baseball. Most people dislike it when they are told what to do.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
But McWilliams is hopeful that education and shifting attitudes toward all living creatures is chipping away at these supposedly innate dislikes. — Linda Rodriguez Mcrobbie, BostonGlobe.com, "These animals are so ugly. But we need them.," 2 Aug. 2019 With Zinedine Zidane's blatant dislike of Gareth Bale, his potential departure would boost the Madrid bank balance, allowing Los Blancos to seal a deal for their number one target. — SI.com, "Lazio President Gives 'Green Light' to Sergej Milinkovic-Savic's €80m Move to Manchester United," 24 July 2019 There are minor faults in some dishes, and, sometimes, dislikes are simply a matter of taste. — Daliah Singer, The Know, "Restaurant review: At Spuntino, a meal is something to be savored and shared," 10 July 2019 That dislike has grown into a pathological and scarcely sane hatred among those ultra-Remainers in influential positions who use the most vicious language to level the most extravagant allegations against him in the hope of upsetting his apple cart. — John O'sullivan, National Review, "Can Anyone Beat Boris?," 9 July 2019 That dislike of government interference persisted in pockets of the industry for many years. — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, "Lee Iacocca Was a C.E.O. for the Television Age," 3 July 2019 Britain sent no relief, in part, perhaps, because of Winston Churchill’s active dislike of Indians agitating for independence. — The Economist, "The South Asian monsoon, past, present and future," 27 June 2019 Waxman said Russell’s dislike of O’Malley was common knowledge. — Alison Knezevich, baltimoresun.com, "With one penalty pending, Baltimore judge again faces discipline hearing," 24 June 2019 So, Draper, who recently advocated bitcoin to the government of Argentina, is certainly not alone in his dislike for India’s strict regulation. — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, "American billionaire calls Modi government “pathetic and corrupt” over its bitcoin stance," 18 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
And the result is ordained not by some prior judgment or predisposition or like or dislike for a politician or for a policy or for ambition. — CBS News, "Transcript: Preet Bharara talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 31 July 2019 Both conservatives, who for years have disliked interacting with male clerks, and reformists who wanted more job fields opened to women, welcomed the decree. — Adam Rasmi, Quartz at Work, "A record number of Saudi women have joined the workforce," 30 July 2019 For exactly half of the items, each pair of friends must share either a like or dislike for those items. — Quanta Magazine, "Solution: ‘The Fabulously Fair Feast’," 22 Dec. 2015 To say people dislike cilantro seems like one of those charming English understatements, because often the sentiment that arises is more like loathing. — Becky Krystal, Twin Cities, "How to manage — or even conquer — hatred of cilantro," 9 July 2019 People claimed to dislike her petty feuding, but then spent thousands of hours treating her lyrics, tweets, and Instagram photos like a scandal scavenger hunt. — Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "Stop Meme-ing Taylor Swift," 19 June 2019 Philadelphia’s Kevin Bacon stars as a corrupt but hard-to-dislike FBI agent who teams up with a reform-minded prosecutor (Aldis Hodge, Underground) in 1990s Boston. — Ellen Gray, https://www.inquirer.com, "Summer TV: 'Big Little Lies,’ ‘Stranger Things,’ a Kevin Bacon drama, and much more," 5 June 2019 Though it was preceded by a peace conference that lasted over a year, the treaty was disliked by every nation that signed it. — National Geographic, "How the Treaty of Versailles ended WWI and started WWII," 31 May 2019 But 44 percent of male voter like Trump’s performance, with 49 percent of men disliking Trump. — Gregory B. Hladky Ghladky@courant.com, courant.com, "Q Poll: Trump Approval At 38 Percent, Wide Racial and Gender Gaps Among Voters," 7 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dislike.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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