Synonyms of detestation

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detestation

noun

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1

as in hatred

a very strong dislike

a congenital detestation of injustice, which drove her to become an activist for civil rights

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hatred
• distaste
• contempt
• abhorrence
• disdain
• loathing
• hate
• disgust
• abomination
• spite
• execration
• hostility
• malice
• repugnance
• revulsion
• malignity
• jealousy
• resentment
• malevolence
• repulsion
• meanness
• odium
• scorn
• spitefulness
• bitterness
• malignancy
• enmity
• animosity
• antipathy
• hatefulness
• antagonism
• aversion
• invidiousness
• maliciousness
• despite
• rancor
• bile
• pique
• grudge
• virulence
• horror
• vitriol
• venom
• despitefulness
• jaundice
• spleen
• cattiness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• affection
• devotion
• love
• admiration
• fondness
• worship
• inclination
• appetite
• acceptance
• adoration
• veneration
• tolerance
• liking
• passion
• taste
• relish

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• affection
• devotion
• love
• admiration
• fondness
• worship
• inclination
• appetite
• acceptance
• adoration
• veneration
• tolerance
• liking
• passion
• taste
• relish

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2

as in abhorrence

something or someone that is hated

the family's pickiest eater is quite vehement in expressing his feelings about boiled cabbage, a particular detestation of his

Synonyms & Similar Words

• abhorrence
• enemy
• antipathy
• hate
• execration
• aversion
• phobia
• abomination
• adversary
• anathema
• bête noire
• dread
• nuisance
• horror
• annoyance
• bugbear
• grievance
• bugaboo
• bogy
• hang-up
• bogey
• bogie
• peeve
• hassle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• love
• beloved
• joy
• dear
• pleasure
• delight
• enjoyment
• darling
• honey
• preference
• felicity
• sweetheart
• favorite
• treasure
• like

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• love
• beloved
• joy
• dear
• pleasure
• delight
• enjoyment
• darling
• honey
• preference
• felicity
• sweetheart
• favorite
• treasure
• like

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