ABOMINATING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

abominating

verb

present participle of abominate

as in hating

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

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hating

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In Greensburg, Kansas, a woman asked Hamilton to help Americans stop hating one another.

— Michel Martin, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
At a rally in Michigan last week, Vice President JD Vance accused El-Sayed of hating America.

— Connor Greene, Time, 30 Oct. 2026

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