ABOMINATIONS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

abominations

noun

plural of abomination

as in enemies

something or someone that is hated most critics decried the remake of the classic film as an abomination

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Recent Examples of abominations It a thematic fit, and after nearly 200 episodes, there’s no doubting this team’s ability to deliver fresh, new abominations. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026 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

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Noun

Old enemies, bad habits, a paranoid government and an unrelenting ex-cop will make retirement their most difficult mission yet.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
It is tasked both with combating enemies abroad and stamping out protests at home.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of enemies

Noun

Defending the strike, Netanyahu alleged on Wednesday that Turkey — a NATO ally of the US that is one of Israel’s top regional adversaries — was intent on deploying forces there.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Our adversaries are constantly looking for new vulnerabilities to exploit.

— Frances Townsend, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of adversaries

Noun

Cage plays Roy, a gifted con artist with obsessive-compulsive disorder whose tics, phobias and elaborate rituals have turned his immaculate home into a fortress against the world.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Turns out that the star had quite the number of phobias to conquer.

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of phobias

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