Synonyms of disliked

disliked 1 of 2

adjective

as in hated

Related Words

• hated
• despised
• detested
• loathed
• abhorred
• disdained
• disfavored
• ignored
• abominated
• execrated
• unfavorite
• forgotten
• alienated
• abandoned
• unbeloved
• estranged

Dissimilar Words

• loved
• favored
• special
• favorite
• beloved
• fond
• cherished
• admired
• sweet
• pet
• appreciated
• dear
• precious
• darling
• revered
• esteemed
• adored
• fair-haired
• white-headed
• relished
• treasured
• prized

disliked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of dislike

1

as in despised

to feel dislike for

the two dogs disliked each other the first time they met, and never did become friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hated
• despised
• resented
• loathed
• detested
• misliked
• abhorred
• disfavored
• disrelished
• scorned
• execrated
• abominated
• condemned
• frowned (on or upon)
• cringed (at)
• disapproved (of)
• objected (to)
• shied (from or away from)
• minded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liked
• enjoyed
• loved
• admired
• adored
• relished
• fancied
• appreciated
• delighted (in)
• respected
• regarded
• dug
• cherished
• adored
• grooved (on)
• reveled (in)
• valued
• esteemed
• revered
• worshipped
• idolized
• venerated
• deified
• prized
• preferred
• treasured
• drank (in)
• cottoned (to)
• favored
• savored
• reverenced
• doted (on)

2

as in criticized

to hold an unfavorable opinion of

dislike the governor's heavy-handed way of pushing his agenda

Synonyms & Similar Words

• criticized
• rejected
• denounced
• frowned (on or upon)
• misliked
• discountenanced
• condemned
• disesteemed
• disapproved (of)
• deprecated
• tutted (over or about)
• reproved
• disfavored
• tsk-tsked
• scorned
• tut-tutted (over or about)
• looked down one's nose (on)
• scolded
• disrelished
• pooh-poohed
• reprehended
• reprobated
• objected (to)
• discommended
• censured
• rebuked
• reproached
• chid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liked
• approved
• favored
• supported
• endorsed
• loved
• enjoyed
• sanctioned
• delighted (in)
• dug
• adored
• fancied
• relished
• grooved (on)
• reveled (in)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disliked

Adjective

Finding a disliked celebrity with the offending crossed legs is optional. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026

Walmart, the second-cheapest option, was among the most disliked. — Eva Flowe may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026

The British prime minister is only marginally less disliked by Britons, with his net favorability of minus 48 one of the worst since YouGov started tracking this metric in the 1970s. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026

The 1991 Gulf War was a stunning victory for the United States military, which has colored its assumptions about what conventional war—as opposed to counterinsurgency, a mission unwanted and disliked—should look like. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026

However, leaving for a rival as disliked as the Mets would undoubtedly leave a stain on his time with the Phillies. — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

The Rats are some of the most widely disliked characters in Andrzej Sapkowski’s original novels. — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025

Either way, Cooper quickly became one of the most disliked men in New Jersey, which is saying something. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025

Some people might not want to contribute to the profits of a disliked company—at least without profiting from their own data themselves. — Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2020

Verb

The team's true character, now perceived as aggrieved and disliked internationally, is fully exposed. — Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Consider the case of Wells Fargo , a stock with a price-to-earnings ratio of 12 that had a quarter that was roundly disliked by the analyst community, despite some perfunctory price target increases. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026

Belichick shrugged that off Friday, saying he was used to being disliked. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026

Not everyone, however, disliked the mother-of-two's homemaking show. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 15 July 2026

The book-club members roundly disliked it, indignant that the character was being driven mad by perimenopause, as if hormone-replacement therapy didn’t exist. — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

For all the prior cinematic depictions of storming bunkers and camaraderie under fire, Pressure offers us the quiet heroism of rational restraint in the figure of James Stagg, who weathered his inner storms and bore the courage to be disliked. — Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026

The first five floors were labeled S-A-L-E-M, and because the Grahams disliked alcohol, the hotel had no bar. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026

Some jurors might have disliked the concept of schools paying college athletes a share of broadcasting revenue and other commercial, pro sports-like features of the case. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026