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
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Young people loved Charlie, and young people hated Charlie, and Charlie went into those places anyway, and these are the words that have helped me.—
Adisa Hargett-Robinson,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Uncle Buck star hated that scene.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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The two criticized a number of countries, including France, Canada, Australia and others that are set to recognize a Palestinian state ahead of the United Nations General Assembly this month.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Although another wrinkle in this saga, Kuminga's relationship with head coach Steve Kerr, has been criticized by the greater basketball world, Charania and Slater reported that there is no longer a rift.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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She was discovered by a photographer in the lobby of a modeling agency that had just rejected her.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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Neither Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin nor the camp representing star forward Kirill Kaprizov are saying much after the team’s potentially history-making first contract offer was reportedly rejected.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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Police have not released any further information about Corral, but angry social media users denounced him as a leftist and a liberal.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Online posts, including one shared by the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a far-right think tank, denounced Berriochoa and prompted calls to the Department of Labor and even former employers and educators of Berriochoa.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Disliked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disliked. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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