Synonyms of hated

hated 1 of 2

adjective

as in disliked

Related Words

• disliked
• despised
• loathed
• detested
• abhorred
• disdained
• disfavored
• abominated
• ignored
• execrated
• unfavorite
• forgotten
• alienated
• unbeloved
• abandoned
• estranged

Dissimilar Words

• loved
• beloved
• special
• favored
• favorite
• cherished
• dear
• fond
• sweet
• precious
• pet
• admired
• darling
• appreciated
• revered
• esteemed
• adored
• fair-haired
• white-headed
• relished
• treasured
• prized

hated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of hate

as in despised

to dislike strongly

she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• despised
• loathed
• detested
• abhorred
• abominated
• disdained
• had it in for
• disapproved (of)
• execrated
• scorned
• deplored
• deprecated
• discountenanced
• disfavored

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loved
• liked
• preferred
• desired
• enjoyed
• favored
• fancied
• admired
• approved (of)
• relished
• adored
• revered
• worshipped
• esteemed
• cherished
• prized
• treasured
• idolized
• venerated
• hallowed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hated

Adjective

The left's most hated author — JK Rowling — has dropped the hammer on the disgusting things that took place at the Indiana Fever-Seattle Storm game earlier this week. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Props to new president of basketball operations in Mike Gansey, who was not only able to pry the 2024 NBA Finals MVP from a hated rival, but also had the roster in a good enough position to land one of the greatest players in history. — Rob Peterson, New York Times, 26 July 2026

The ultimate gut punch came in the NFC Wild Card game when Green Bay blew a 21-3 halftime lead at Chicago, allowed 25 fourth quarter points and fell to the hated Bears, 31-27. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

So how does Jordan Walker feel about being the most hated man in Philadelphia right now? — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 July 2026

The combination would create arguably the most hated forward line in the NHL. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026

While many of the plot details are being kept in the catcher’s mitt, sources say the rom-com is described as Bull Durham meets Notting Hill with Stone playing the most hated woman in baseball. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 26 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

Verb

Well, everyone knows Ebenezer Scrooge was an evil, wealthy miser who hated Christmas. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026

Biggart demanded independence, hated being contradicted in public, and believed in rough discipline. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Test audiences hated the pilot, a shambolic, overly convoluted mess about a missing heiress. — Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Nike’s decline finally cost it blue-chip status S&P isn’t kicking Nike out because the index committee hated the Kaepernick ad or saw Dylan Mulvaney in a sports bra. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

His daughter Jordan, 43, says Mary hated being inside and a part of her thinks that, just maybe, Mary went for a walk to higher ground before the floods struck. — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

The guy who hated selling himself turned out to be very good at helping sell everyone else. — Jp Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Aug. 2026

Rabin was hated among the Israeli far-right for signing the Oslo Peace Accords with the Palestinians. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

He was endlessly condemned for anything those who hated him could come up with, including the common-sense approach of staying put during a deadly plague killing millions, and not breathing and coughing in other people’s faces. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026