as in disliked
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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
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
No word if Musk, who was, according to Gallup, found to be the most hated man in America last year, has changed his mind about this.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
Fry set foot back in the PLP building just a day after Arsenal, the hated north London rivals of his beloved Tottenham Hotspur, were confirmed as Premier League champions with just today’s final round of games to go.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
About a quarter of the British Army troops, meanwhile, were actually German—the hated Hessians.
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Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Kiffin left Ole Miss days before the program's first-ever College Football Playoff appearance, which immediately took him from being a man who many believed deserved a statue in Oxford to leaping Tommy Tuberville as the most hated man in the history of the Rebels' football program.
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Mark Harris Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
This is no longer a hated stock.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
The latter unseated a hated dictator and pledged a welcome for all Syrians.
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David Miliband,
Time,
9 Apr. 2026
And mercenary pros could Benedict Arnold their former college teams by playing for a hated rival.
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Zach Przystup,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
Louis Mosca,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Many a knave is rich, sleek, and honored, while the just man is poor, hated, and in torment.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In 1980, Uncanny X-Men was one of the most influential comics at Marvel, attracting readers with its stories of heroes shunned by society, yet willing to don costumes and save a world that hated and feared them.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Most bands in the ’80s hated each other.
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Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
17 June 2026
His administration had split into several factions, all of which had different interests, and all of which hated each other.
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Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
17 June 2026
Then John wrote ‘Monday Monday,' and Cass and I hated it.
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Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
The end of Dexter is so widely hated that it’s considered by many to be among the worst TV show endings ever.
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Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Investors hated the move, sending shares sharply lower.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Adjective
He was voted the most hated man in Australia, confronted about his comments at every media session, booed by the home crowd and, when Australia’s Ian Thorpe touched him out on the relay’s final leg, had to watch as the Australian team unfurled a now-infamous air guitar celebration.
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Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
No word if Musk, who was, according to Gallup, found to be the most hated man in America last year, has changed his mind about this.
—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
Fry set foot back in the PLP building just a day after Arsenal, the hated north London rivals of his beloved Tottenham Hotspur, were confirmed as Premier League champions with just today’s final round of games to go.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 May 2026
About a quarter of the British Army troops, meanwhile, were actually German—the hated Hessians.
—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Kiffin left Ole Miss days before the program's first-ever College Football Playoff appearance, which immediately took him from being a man who many believed deserved a statue in Oxford to leaping Tommy Tuberville as the most hated man in the history of the Rebels' football program.
—
Mark Harris Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
This is no longer a hated stock.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
The latter unseated a hated dictator and pledged a welcome for all Syrians.
—
David Miliband,
Time,
9 Apr. 2026
And mercenary pros could Benedict Arnold their former college teams by playing for a hated rival.
—
Zach Przystup,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
The management team hated the idea of being acquired.
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Louis Mosca,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Many a knave is rich, sleek, and honored, while the just man is poor, hated, and in torment.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In 1980, Uncanny X-Men was one of the most influential comics at Marvel, attracting readers with its stories of heroes shunned by society, yet willing to don costumes and save a world that hated and feared them.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Most bands in the ’80s hated each other.
—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
17 June 2026
His administration had split into several factions, all of which had different interests, and all of which hated each other.
—
Tina Nguyen,
The Verge,
17 June 2026
Then John wrote ‘Monday Monday,' and Cass and I hated it.
—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
The end of Dexter is so widely hated that it’s considered by many to be among the worst TV show endings ever.
—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Investors hated the move, sending shares sharply lower.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hated
Adjective
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Walmart, the second-cheapest option, was among the most disliked.
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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.
Verb
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Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee once put it this way about why some golfer tirades add character while others are despised.
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The traditional vuvuzela has been loved by some fans and despised by others.
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“Hated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hated. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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