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
Trump made no secret of his distaste for the practice of hosting elegant White House state dinners underneath tents on the South Lawn.
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Darlene Superville, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Biederman’s against-the-grain distaste for excess capital isn’t just intellectual or financial.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
But those who disagree or have an outright distaste for NASCAR’s current playoff system only get more annoyed when Logano defends it.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
That voters approved an overhaul to the law signaled a distaste for politics as usual following the Watergate scandal that ended Richard Nixon’s presidency.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Darlene Superville, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
Biederman’s against-the-grain distaste for excess capital isn’t just intellectual or financial.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
But those who disagree or have an outright distaste for NASCAR’s current playoff system only get more annoyed when Logano defends it.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
That voters approved an overhaul to the law signaled a distaste for politics as usual following the Watergate scandal that ended Richard Nixon’s presidency.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distaste
Noun
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During one Nuggets run late in the second quarter, Warriors coach Steve Kerr sat motionless for several possessions, glaring straight ahead while displaying a look of disgust.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Some of Ward’s disgust was with himself for having gotten played.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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My darling, hatred takes the beauty away.—
Tracee Ellis Ross,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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Muschietti touched on this in his movies — the bullying of Mike Hanlon and the hate-crime murder of Adrian Mellon — including the way Pennywise fosters and foments the hatred already lurking in the hearts of Derry’s citizens.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Distaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distaste. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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