as in despised
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1
as in denounced
to declare to be morally wrong or evil
leaders from around the world execrated the terrorists responsible for the bomb blast
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2
as in hated
to dislike strongly
execrates without apology anyone who would physically abuse children or animals
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for execrated
Adjective
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Smith had slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Academy Awards, and was suddenly one of the most despised actors in America.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026 -
This is a despised company right now.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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A lot of people in Philadelphia and elsewhere denounced them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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The money on offer has been one of the biggest positives cited by athletes for joining the Enhanced Games, which has been denounced by many international sporting organizations for the potential risks to athletes’ health and for casting aside traditional guardrails to sporting integrity.—
Vic Tafur,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Verb
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That’s at least in part because the primary treatment for the disorder–a continuous positive airway pressure machine, or CPAP, that forces air down a wearer’s throat–is hated by most who use it.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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And then my dad hated to see their son struggling in their life.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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They are celebrated in one era as the pinnacle of capital allocation and condemned in the next as an unwieldy collection of unrelated assets.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Kyiv's European allies, including France's Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Friedrich Merz, condemned the Russian strikes and use of the Oreshnik in online statements published on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Verb
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The former The Hills star has frequently criticized current Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and city councilwoman Nithya Raman throughout his campaign.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Trump withdrew from Obama's Iran deal and has repeatedly criticized it since.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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The British prime minister is only marginally less disliked by Britons, with his net favorability of minus 48 one of the worst since YouGov started tracking this metric in the 1970s.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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The 1991 Gulf War was a stunning victory for the United States military, which has colored its assumptions about what conventional war—as opposed to counterinsurgency, a mission unwanted and disliked—should look like.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The president blamed him for a massive sewage spill and excluded him from a historically bipartisan governors' meeting at the White House.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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The drought is being blamed for an increase in bear sightings around Arvada, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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“Execrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/execrated. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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