1
as in enemy
something or someone that is hated
most critics decried the remake of the classic film as an abomination
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as in hatred
a very strong dislike
the townspeople have such an abomination of taxes that they have even voted down increases that would have given their schools badly needed funds
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Recent Examples of abomination
Civic spending in all but eight states testifies to the fact that the Lost Cause fantasy was not an aberration or an abomination, but the reality across the country.
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Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
While people sometimes express this view in jest, others believe the fake environment borders on a cultural abomination.
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Adam Kadlac,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Yes, the opening animation was an abomination, but what followed was almost — almost — enough to make up for it.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2026
Orthodox Jews viewed the pop-up novelty with its mixed troupes as an abomination, but young female actors and singers embraced the emancipatory promise of the stage.
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Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for abomination
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
While people sometimes express this view in jest, others believe the fake environment borders on a cultural abomination.
—
Adam Kadlac,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
Yes, the opening animation was an abomination, but what followed was almost — almost — enough to make up for it.
—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2026
Orthodox Jews viewed the pop-up novelty with its mixed troupes as an abomination, but young female actors and singers embraced the emancipatory promise of the stage.
—
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for abomination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abomination
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Corlys and Lohar find each other in the scrum and both land powerful blows before Corlys is thrown into the sea, leaving Alyn of Hull to finish off his father’s enemy.
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After hours of fighting in the close urban setting, Dockery used smoke grenades to signal enemy positions for American gunships.
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Police investigations showed that the pair are suspected of displaying seditious items and selling publications with seditious content inside the shop, including materials inciting hatred against the city's government, the judiciary and law enforcement agencies, the government said.
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Not drinking seemed to me synonymous with a hatred of pleasure, a fascist quest for purity.
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These findings echo a broader pattern political scientists call affective polarization: the replacement of disagreement with abhorrence.
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When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.
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The needs are simple infrastructure with measures to protect worshippers, students, staff and visitors, and a long commitment to study and erase anti-Muslim hate.
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Democrats work ceaselessly to whip the American people into a frenzy of hate and conflict.
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How Nelson is reformulated from one who feels desire to one who feels detestation (as well as shame for having desired) is the remarkable achievement of both the story and the storyteller and the system that requires it.
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Between the lines: Many undecideds are painfully trying to balance their sense of obligation with their detestation for Trump, as USA Today first detailed on Thursday.
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That timing gap is the real adversary.
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Seoul — North Korea on Tuesday commissioned its largest-ever warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer that military analysts say could give Pyongyang’s adversaries something more to think about in a time of crisis.
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Festivalgoers should expect petition endeavors aimed at mellowing out Idaho’s legal phobia about marijuana.
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His father has many food phobias and drug issues.
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The other is that Republicans’ antipathy towards vote-by-mail is waning.
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Alexander Kazakov | Afp | Getty Images That Russia and China are seen as ideologically aligned on many geopolitical issues, with each sharing a traditional antipathy and distrust towards the West, and Washington.
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“Abomination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abomination. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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