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as in despised
to feel dislike for
the two dogs disliked each other the first time they met, and never did become friends
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to hold an unfavorable opinion of
dislike the governor's heavy-handed way of pushing his agenda
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Recent Examples of 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
Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 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
Not sure why, but MongoDB has been loved all along, unlike fellow enterprise software name Salesforce, which has been disliked.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Trader Joe’s and Publix, two of the more expensive options, were also disliked.
—Eva Flowe
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 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
My father disliked Tropicalia but did not believe in censorship.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
The Republican wants to open new areas of the Gulf off Florida to drilling, and has proposed sweeping rollbacks of environmental regulations disliked by industry.
—Matthew Brown The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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
Almost everything that my sister disliked about the paper route was something that appealed to me.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 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
Not sure why, but MongoDB has been loved all along, unlike fellow enterprise software name Salesforce, which has been disliked.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Trader Joe’s and Publix, two of the more expensive options, were also disliked.
—Eva Flowe
may 29, Charlotte Observer, 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
My father disliked Tropicalia but did not believe in censorship.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
The Republican wants to open new areas of the Gulf off Florida to drilling, and has proposed sweeping rollbacks of environmental regulations disliked by industry.
—Matthew Brown The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disliked
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Fry set foot back in the PLP building just a day after Arsenal, the hated north London rivals of his beloved Tottenham Hotspur, were confirmed as Premier League champions with just today’s final round of games to go.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
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About a quarter of the British Army troops, meanwhile, were actually German—the hated Hessians.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Advocates have long criticized the conditions at the Aurora facility, and those complaints — alongside concerns that more facilities could open in the state — helped drive HB 1276’s contents.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
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Bass has called for hiring more officers and defending her Inside Safe homelessness program, while Raman has criticized the cost of police raises, called for broader public-safety responses and argued that the city needs a more accountable and cost-effective homelessness system.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Smith had slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Academy Awards, and was suddenly one of the most despised actors in America.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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This is a despised company right now.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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In May 2023, Quiñones rejected a call-up to the national team, however, and began playing for Mexico later that year.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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But initial attempts to send her to Tahiti, a French dependency, about 1,350 miles — or a 30-hour sea journey — from Pitcairn, were rejected by French Polynesian authorities.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Earlier this week, Next Generation Action Network, a civil rights organization that has been advocating in favor of Anthony, denounced the racial makeup of the jurors.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 June 2026
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The Iranian government denounced Persepolis and successfully lobbied for the film’s removal from the Bangkok International Film Festival.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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“Disliked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disliked. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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