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
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
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
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Yennefer is back with the sisterhood formerly known as the brotherhood, but things aren't going super-well for the magical mavens, decimated in ranks by the evil Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu) and hated by the public for, well, reasons.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, 42 percent hated their overreliance on artificial intelligence, and 49 percent were critical of the younger age group’s oversharing on social media.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
But many Cubans and Venezuelans living in Florida hated it.
—Javier Corrales, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
In many ways, Abby rehashes the best of Blair Waldorf — a misunderstood beauty queen who had to be hated before she could be loved by her peers.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Lorincz, who is white, hated loud noise, and called police and first responders multiple times over the years claiming the children were trespassing, bothersome, threatening, and a nuisance.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
The establishment – those Men in Grey Suits so feared and hated by Diana – are watching closely.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 12 Oct. 2025
Not every Wall Street suit who met Mamdani hated him.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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
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
Verb
Kate Sharma and Anthony Bridgerton hated each other!
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
Yennefer is back with the sisterhood formerly known as the brotherhood, but things aren't going super-well for the magical mavens, decimated in ranks by the evil Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu) and hated by the public for, well, reasons.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, 42 percent hated their overreliance on artificial intelligence, and 49 percent were critical of the younger age group’s oversharing on social media.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
But many Cubans and Venezuelans living in Florida hated it.
—Javier Corrales, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
In many ways, Abby rehashes the best of Blair Waldorf — a misunderstood beauty queen who had to be hated before she could be loved by her peers.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
Lorincz, who is white, hated loud noise, and called police and first responders multiple times over the years claiming the children were trespassing, bothersome, threatening, and a nuisance.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
The establishment – those Men in Grey Suits so feared and hated by Diana – are watching closely.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 12 Oct. 2025
Not every Wall Street suit who met Mamdani hated him.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hated
Adjective
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Either way, Cooper quickly became one of the most disliked men in New Jersey, which is saying something.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 Oct. 2025
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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
Verb
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The fact that the film is named after its subject’s most beloved — and most despised by Hart himself — hit tells you everything.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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Really loved, obsessively loved and despised by every critic.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Hated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hated. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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