as in hates
to dislike strongly
I detest pepperoni, and wouldn't eat it if you paid me!
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Recent Examples of detests
Bob is the Dude-like stoner who detests the world's smarmy millionaires.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Goldberg famously openly detests specific topics at the Hot Topics table.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Barça will host Atleti in an important title clash and Real Madrid will travel to Bilbao — no fanbase detests Los Blancos quite like the fans at San Mamés.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Goldberg famously openly detests specific topics at the Hot Topics table.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Barça will host Atleti in an important title clash and Real Madrid will travel to Bilbao — no fanbase detests Los Blancos quite like the fans at San Mamés.
—Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detests
hates
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Don't be the house that supplies the candy everyone hates and leaves at the bottom of their pail.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, her sister Bree (Lynch) hates the thought of motherhood.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Detests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detests. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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