DISTASTE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

distaste

noun

Definition of distaste

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 At Tuesday’s meeting, 11 people voiced their distaste for data centers and fought for a preventative measure against them. — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2026 Kennedy and his Make America Healthy Again movement called for the loophole to be closed and fomented public distaste for chemical-laden foods. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026 The president’s distaste for Swift goes back ever farther than the most recent election. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026 In his TikTok, Lemon went on to explain his distaste for Clark’s dismissal. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for distaste

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Noun

Eating disorders, as those in recovery have stressed, thrive on the pathological evidence of their symptoms, spinning negative attention—concern, disgust—into fatal affirmations.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
His shock engagement to Sarita (Hannah Simone), the brainy, beautiful sister of de facto trooper leader Thorny (director Jay Chandrasekhar), pits brother against family and bro against bro, even if Farva doesn’t register his colleague’s disgust.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

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Christian leaders, along with the mayor of Dearborn and the chief of police, came together Monday afternoon to send out a message of unity against hatred.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Ungodlike thoughts and their outcomes are not negated just by trying not to think about evil, mistakes, disease, hatred, lack, sorrow, etc.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of hatred

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