ABOMINATES Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

abominates

verb

present tense third-person singular of abominate

as in hates

to dislike strongly he abominates the sight of the park he once loved being turned into a parking lot

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hates

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Could Kohberger have been a serial killer in the making, a man who hates women, or is there enough evidence to exonerate him altogether?

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
Crystal hates that shows drop an entire season on release day, and thinks streaming has eroded the monoculture that used to propel powerful franchises to billion-dollar heights.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 30 July 2026

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