as in despised
to dislike strongly
she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!
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Recent Examples of hated
Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Jerry pulled a Nico Harrison on Thursday by dealing his All-Pro player to a hated rival in exchange for a good player, and draft picks.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Ryan was said to be hated by everyone in the prison, and eventually killed himself in the cell.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Season 1 fans either loved or hated him.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Tyler Robinson, 22, an extreme leftist who hated Kirk, has been charged with Kirk’s murder.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The launch was a disaster — users hated the new bot, which generated inaccurate results and appeared unable to replicate some of the tasks that earlier versions could execute.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Oh, and New Amy also discovers than everyone pretty much hated Old Amy, who was a demanding, uncompromising chief of internal medicine with no time for niceties.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
There are Jews who believe that non-Jews have always hated Jews and always will.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
In fact, most people probably hated it.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Mountaineers impressively bounced back, however, defeating hated rival Pitt 31-24 in overtime.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Jerry pulled a Nico Harrison on Thursday by dealing his All-Pro player to a hated rival in exchange for a good player, and draft picks.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Singh, who is nonetheless bullish on the market despite any reservations, said any lack of clarity around economic conditions heading into the decision could dent a rally that’s hated by many.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Ryan was said to be hated by everyone in the prison, and eventually killed himself in the cell.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Season 1 fans either loved or hated him.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
Tyler Robinson, 22, an extreme leftist who hated Kirk, has been charged with Kirk’s murder.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
The launch was a disaster — users hated the new bot, which generated inaccurate results and appeared unable to replicate some of the tasks that earlier versions could execute.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Oh, and New Amy also discovers than everyone pretty much hated Old Amy, who was a demanding, uncompromising chief of internal medicine with no time for niceties.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
There are Jews who believe that non-Jews have always hated Jews and always will.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
In fact, most people probably hated it.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hated
Verb
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Before Cleopatra, Liz and Dick despised each other.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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Really loved, obsessively loved and despised by every critic.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Prince Harry's team has—for the second week running—moved to challenge a story published in his most disliked newspaper group in a sign tensions remain high ahead of an upcoming lawsuit.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Some people might not want to contribute to the profits of a disliked company—at least without profiting from their own data themselves.—
Matthew Hutson,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Jan. 2020
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“Hated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hated. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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