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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
Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
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
Bob Vitale, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
This Mesopotamian empire hated Israel.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
When the field was converted to AstroTurf, the final bit of sod was mailed to Cubs manager Leo Durocher—who really hated artificial playing surfaces.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
The astronauts famously hated the bagged-poop approach.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
And what little that gets done is highly partisan and generally hated by the other side and is then attacked relentlessly when the other side regains power.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
People loved and hated each one.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Then, Aubry, who has hated Genevieve from the first episode for no apparent reason, received an idol from Christian — her newfound tribemate.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
The three shooters, conspiracy theorists who hated the police, were shot and killed by officers after a six-hour siege in the region of Wieambilla.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
And mercenary pros could Benedict Arnold their former college teams by playing for a hated rival.
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
Thomas loved milkshakes but hated them too milky and thin, his daughter said.
—Bob Vitale, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
This Mesopotamian empire hated Israel.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
When the field was converted to AstroTurf, the final bit of sod was mailed to Cubs manager Leo Durocher—who really hated artificial playing surfaces.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
The astronauts famously hated the bagged-poop approach.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
And what little that gets done is highly partisan and generally hated by the other side and is then attacked relentlessly when the other side regains power.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
People loved and hated each one.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Then, Aubry, who has hated Genevieve from the first episode for no apparent reason, received an idol from Christian — her newfound tribemate.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
The three shooters, conspiracy theorists who hated the police, were shot and killed by officers after a six-hour siege in the region of Wieambilla.
—CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hated
Adjective
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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.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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The 1991 Gulf War was a stunning victory for the United States military, which has colored its assumptions about what conventional war—as opposed to counterinsurgency, a mission unwanted and disliked—should look like.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Iowans despised slavery, treasured 'radical experiment' Thirteen Iowans died and 141 were wounded in the rout of the Union forces at Wilson's Creek.—
Bill Steiden,
Des Moines Register,
24 Mar. 2026
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The Mujahedeen-e-Khalq is listed as a terrorist organization by Iran and is widely despised inside the country.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Hated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hated. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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