ABHORRENCES Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

abhorrences

noun

plural of abhorrence

as in hates

something or someone that is hated one of the changes in American society that remains a particular abhorrence of social conservatives

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Noun

On the April 14 episode of the Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club podcast, the bestselling author, whose debut adult romantasy novel Starside hit shelves on March 31, spoke with journalist Danielle Robay about all things writing — including her romance genre loves and hates.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of hates

Noun

In addition to mandating short hair, Rome also forbade clothing made with animal skins, even for enslaved people—another fashion associated with Germanic enemies.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Adapting James Clavell’s bestselling novel, Shōgun‘s first season watched as Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Sanada) fought for his survival as his enemies in the Council of Regents united against him.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of enemies

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As the representative for the armed wing of a human empire, you're tasked with subduing these Lovecraftian abominations and securing a foothold for humanity on alien worlds.

— Alan Bradley, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The Succession Wars took a much darker turn thanks to the development of not just Battlemechs but of horrible flesh and steel monsters called abominations.

— Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025

Definition of abominations

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Surveys revealed that participants could not accurately identify the gender of their online negotiation adversaries any better than random chance.

— Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
What follows is an extended game of cat and mouse in which both adversaries might be mice, but the mice have fangs.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026

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