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to dislike strongly
she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!
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Recent Examples of hated
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
There may be a rough consensus on opposing the hated government back home, but far less consensus on what should be done — or how to achieve change.
—Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
The Cowboys get one over on the hated Steelers.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Chicago had just beaten the Green Bay Packers, its hated rival, in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs — the Bears’ first playoff win in 15 years.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
This is a hated stock that has taken unwarranted hits .
—Paulina Likos,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Fisher, who is now perhaps the most hated man in Northern California, has been enthusiastically received by officials in Nevada, where the project has moved at a rapid clip.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
When the school’s athletic director winds up dead after a heated confrontation with Peyton, the campus gleefully blames the most hated woman in college basketball.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The Mountaineers impressively bounced back, however, defeating hated rival Pitt 31-24 in overtime.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
On the flip side, not everyone hated the pea starch version of the fries.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Even those who hated the ayatollah have now entered a story without its reliable antagonist.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
The dark and foreboding furniture in this room had been inherited from the grandparents Clara had never met, and her mother hated it.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
They're either loved or they're hated, but everybody watches them.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Viewers simultaneously loved and hated watching it.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
The Nineties were madly in love with Elvis, to the point where the Naked Gun movies could get laughs by casting 1960s Broadway star Robert Goulet as Priscilla Presley’s love interest — an in-joke for fans who knew that her husband hated Goulet and would shoot out TVs at the sight of his face.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
And of course, the Celtics and Lakers are hated rivals.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Kiffin instantly became the most hated man in Oxford after leaving the Rebels high and dry just as the College Football Playoff was set to begin, accepting a contract reportedly worth nearly $100 million.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
There may be a rough consensus on opposing the hated government back home, but far less consensus on what should be done — or how to achieve change.
—Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
The Cowboys get one over on the hated Steelers.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Chicago had just beaten the Green Bay Packers, its hated rival, in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs — the Bears’ first playoff win in 15 years.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
This is a hated stock that has taken unwarranted hits .
—Paulina Likos,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Fisher, who is now perhaps the most hated man in Northern California, has been enthusiastically received by officials in Nevada, where the project has moved at a rapid clip.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
When the school’s athletic director winds up dead after a heated confrontation with Peyton, the campus gleefully blames the most hated woman in college basketball.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The Mountaineers impressively bounced back, however, defeating hated rival Pitt 31-24 in overtime.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
But what Trump has always hated isn’t conflict but sacrifice, the notion that American power should ever be constrained by a veneer of idealism or care for global opinion.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
On the flip side, not everyone hated the pea starch version of the fries.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Even those who hated the ayatollah have now entered a story without its reliable antagonist.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2026
The dark and foreboding furniture in this room had been inherited from the grandparents Clara had never met, and her mother hated it.
—Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
They're either loved or they're hated, but everybody watches them.
—Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Viewers simultaneously loved and hated watching it.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
The Nineties were madly in love with Elvis, to the point where the Naked Gun movies could get laughs by casting 1960s Broadway star Robert Goulet as Priscilla Presley’s love interest — an in-joke for fans who knew that her husband hated Goulet and would shoot out TVs at the sight of his face.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
And of course, the Celtics and Lakers are hated rivals.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hated
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However, leaving for a rival as disliked as the Mets would undoubtedly leave a stain on his time with the Phillies.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Nov. 2025
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The Rats are some of the most widely disliked characters in Andrzej Sapkowski’s original novels.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There was appreciation and gratitude for the opportunity, as well as the wisdom and words, that Holtz provided to them during their lives, but it was muddied by his support of a political figure so many passionately opposed, and/or despised.—
Mac Engel
March 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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Justifying Díaz-Canel’s removal, a figure long despised among Cubans on the island, might not be that difficult, given Havana’s long history in getting rid of members of the government deemed disloyal, corrupt or incompetent.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Hated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hated. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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