1
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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2
as in criticized
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
dislike the governor's heavy-handed way of pushing his agenda
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as in hated
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Recent Examples of disliked
Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 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
Jess Collen, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
These were people Jason disliked.
—Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
On Monday, the market initially disliked the move, sending KDP shares down as much as 11% and erasing billions in value.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Going back to the fall of 2022, over 50% of those surveyed disliked Poilievre.
—David Moscrop, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Some countries are generally well-liked around the globe, some are simply accepted, and some are actively disliked—even hated.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Meghan was liked by 21 percent and disliked by 68 percent (minus 47).
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Both seemingly disliked and lacked respect for Black people.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Venus retrograde is notoriously disliked, especially among beauty lovers.
—Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
Prince Harry's team has—for the second week running—moved to challenge a story published in his most disliked newspaper group in a sign tensions remain high ahead of an upcoming lawsuit.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 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
Adjective
The statement here seemed to be that more people disliked the new branding than the number of people who were fond of the new version.
—Jess Collen, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
These were people Jason disliked.
—Akhil Sharma, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2025
On Monday, the market initially disliked the move, sending KDP shares down as much as 11% and erasing billions in value.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Going back to the fall of 2022, over 50% of those surveyed disliked Poilievre.
—David Moscrop, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Some countries are generally well-liked around the globe, some are simply accepted, and some are actively disliked—even hated.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Meghan was liked by 21 percent and disliked by 68 percent (minus 47).
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Both seemingly disliked and lacked respect for Black people.
—Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
Venus retrograde is notoriously disliked, especially among beauty lovers.
—Sophie Saint Thomas, Allure, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disliked
Verb
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Even Eli, who hated the book on sight, came around to it by way of class discussions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some loved it, but others hated it.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The new law also increased spending on immigration enforcement and the military and includes deep spending reductions to Medicaid that Democrats and some Republicans have strongly criticized.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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The president has repeatedly criticized the Fed — especially Chair Jerome Powell — for refusing to cut interest rates.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
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The club rejected her for lack of record.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Combine uneven play with 11 penalties and that’s a cocktail even the Florida student section nauseously rejected.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Putin, too, denounced US alliances.—
Jill Goldenziel,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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But the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has denounced the move.—
Mahmoud Atef,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Disliked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disliked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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