as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
usually views abstract paintings with distaste
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Recent Examples of distaste
That’s why, even when a team with six losses sits a ways away from panic, Caruso finds distaste when licking his wounds.
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Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The more traditional right appears to be falling apart at the seams in large part over its distaste with the radical right.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
But there’s another thread of mutual distaste running through the conflict.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Their distaste for each other began in 2006, when O'Donnell called Trump out on The View.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
The more traditional right appears to be falling apart at the seams in large part over its distaste with the radical right.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2025
But there’s another thread of mutual distaste running through the conflict.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Their distaste for each other began in 2006, when O'Donnell called Trump out on The View.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distaste
Noun
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In some sense, there’s a palpable disgust that this community has responded not by cowering, not by submitting, not by being grateful for this sort of armed invasion that is meant to stress everyone out, but by trying to foil it.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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Democrats responded primarily with expressions of outrage and disgust.—
Christine Zhang,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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Global leaders reflected on rising antisemitism and the need for unity to combat hatred and war, drawing parallels to defeating Nazism in 1945.—
Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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The annual global event remembers the 6 million Jewish victims and millions of other victims and the commitment to stand against hatred and intolerance.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Distaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distaste. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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