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
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.
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Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Vitas Carosella, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detests
hates
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In fact, it is made the show less funny, less interesting, and symptomatic of a larger trend where the award show hates itself for no particular reason.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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The game found its way to the man baseball supposedly hates in the 10th inning Friday night.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Detests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detests. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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