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
Many users expressed a distaste for the administration's post about the incident.
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
In 2019, the first operator in the capital, Jump, expressed distaste that the City Council was considering such a requirement.
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Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
What has changed is the willingness of political leaders — and especially presidents — to resist the popular distaste for raising gas prices in the name of energy security.
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Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Stein and McIlvanney shared a distaste for Celtic’s opponents that day in Lisbon, Inter, under their notorious Argentine coach, Helenio Herrera.
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Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
In 2019, the first operator in the capital, Jump, expressed distaste that the City Council was considering such a requirement.
—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
What has changed is the willingness of political leaders — and especially presidents — to resist the popular distaste for raising gas prices in the name of energy security.
—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Stein and McIlvanney shared a distaste for Celtic’s opponents that day in Lisbon, Inter, under their notorious Argentine coach, Helenio Herrera.
—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distaste
Noun
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The second baseman slammed his helmet into the dirt in disgust and was ejected.
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Andrabi attributes Democratic failure to Harris’ uninspiring centrism, and there were certainly people who declined to vote for her out of disgust with Biden’s unstinting support for Israel.
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Disciples of this extremist hatred are running for office and winning in select primaries.
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But to the man himself, comedy is—like life—first and foremost about hatred of death.
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“Distaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distaste. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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