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
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The Braves will be taking on the Mets over the weekend and have the chance to put some stress on the hated rival.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The Uncle Buck star hated that scene.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
There were people who loved it, and people who absolutely hated it — most especially [former New York Observer critic] Rex Reed.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Walter Matthau was actually tested for the role of Captain von Trapp, with other names like Yul Brynner and Bing Crosby also floated for the part before Christopher Plummer, who famously hated the movie, was cast.
—Debby Rice, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Even Eli, who hated the book on sight, came around to it by way of class discussions.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Some loved it, but others hated it.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The name is familiar, and so are the stars, but critics hated the new War of the Worlds movie so much that initially, not one gave the Amazon Prime release a positive review on Rotten Tomatoes.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
And a lot of Cowboys people hated Parsons’ insistence on hosting his own podcast.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
The Braves will be taking on the Mets over the weekend and have the chance to put some stress on the hated rival.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Young people loved Charlie, and young people hated Charlie, and Charlie went into those places anyway, and these are the words that have helped me.
—Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The Uncle Buck star hated that scene.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
There were people who loved it, and people who absolutely hated it — most especially [former New York Observer critic] Rex Reed.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
Walter Matthau was actually tested for the role of Captain von Trapp, with other names like Yul Brynner and Bing Crosby also floated for the part before Christopher Plummer, who famously hated the movie, was cast.
—Debby Rice, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Even Eli, who hated the book on sight, came around to it by way of class discussions.
—Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Some loved it, but others hated it.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The name is familiar, and so are the stars, but critics hated the new War of the Worlds movie so much that initially, not one gave the Amazon Prime release a positive review on Rotten Tomatoes.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
And a lot of Cowboys people hated Parsons’ insistence on hosting his own podcast.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hated
disliked
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 16 Sep. 2025.
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