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execration

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of execration

1 a prayer that harm will come to someone

  • upon discovering that someone had stolen his golf bag, he let loose a volley of execrations
Synonyms of execration

anathema, ban, curse, imprecation, malediction, malison, winze [Scottish]
Words Related to execration

censure, condemnation, damnation, denunciation, excommunication

hex, hoodoo, jinx, mojo, spell, voodoo, whammy

pox
Near Antonyms of execration

citation, commendation, endorsement (also indorsement)
Antonyms of execration

benediction, benison, blessing

2 a very strong dislike

  • a cowardly betrayal that earned him the execration of all who had remained loyal to the cause
Synonyms of execration

abhorrence, abomination, detestation, hate, hatred, loathing
Words Related to execration

cattiness, despite, despitefulness, hatefulness, invidiousness, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, meanness, spite, spitefulness

aversion, disgust, distaste, horror, odium, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, contempt, disdain, enmity, grudge, hostility, jealousy, pique, resentment, scorn

bile, jaundice, rancor, spleen, venom, virulence, vitriol
Near Antonyms of execration

appetite, inclination, liking

admiration, adoration, veneration, worship

acceptance, tolerance

passion, relish, taste
Antonyms of execration

affection, devotion, fondness, love

3 something or someone that is hated

  • denounced as an abomination before God and man, the heretic would forever be an execration even amongst his own people
Synonyms of execration

abhorrence, abomination, anathema, antipathy, aversion, bête noire, detestation, hate
Words Related to execration

dread, hang-up, horror, phobia

bogey (also bogie), bugaboo, bugbear

adversary, enemy

annoyance, grievance, hassle, nuisance, peeve
Near Antonyms of execration

beloved, darling, dear, honey, sweetheart

delight, enjoyment, felicity, joy, pleasure

favorite, like, preference

treasure
Antonyms of execration

love

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