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
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was among those expressing distaste for the headliner selection.
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Neda Ulaby, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
Other users are sharing their distaste.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Some of the Kennedys and others featured on the show have been vocal about their distaste for Love Story.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
There is also a more fundamental reason for prohibitions on living people appearing on currency that is rooted in the origin story of the United States and the Founding Fathers’ distaste for royal traditions.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
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Neda Ulaby, NPR, 5 Apr. 2026
Other users are sharing their distaste.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Some of the Kennedys and others featured on the show have been vocal about their distaste for Love Story.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026
There is also a more fundamental reason for prohibitions on living people appearing on currency that is rooted in the origin story of the United States and the Founding Fathers’ distaste for royal traditions.
—Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for distaste
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distaste
Noun
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Repulsion, disgust, and ambivalence can all find rootedness in horror.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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Some also voiced their disgust during the protests in September.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the centuries since colonists waged war against the crown, American’s attitudes toward the royals have shifted from hatred to adoration.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Distaste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distaste. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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