as in despises
to dislike strongly
she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!
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as in enemies
something or someone that is hated
the Alaska pipeline is a pet hate of environmentalists
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Recent Examples of hates
Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, her sister Bree (Lynch) hates the thought of motherhood.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Growing up in a rapidly changing Harlem, 8-year-old Malaya hates when her mother drags her to Weight Watchers meetings.
—Nora Dahlia, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Here, though, the aggressive Blue Jays hitters are hammering the first hittable pitch from a staff that hates to nibble around the edges.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
And/or the kind of throuple where everyone is beautiful and also everyone kind of hates each other.
—James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
Another part is that the body hates muscle mass.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
And Maeve really hates injustice and that follows through in all the scenes with the guys.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
In that case, Ed Gein is also a show that hates itself.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Don't be the house that supplies the candy everyone hates and leaves at the bottom of their pail.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, her sister Bree (Lynch) hates the thought of motherhood.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Growing up in a rapidly changing Harlem, 8-year-old Malaya hates when her mother drags her to Weight Watchers meetings.
—Nora Dahlia, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Here, though, the aggressive Blue Jays hitters are hammering the first hittable pitch from a staff that hates to nibble around the edges.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
And/or the kind of throuple where everyone is beautiful and also everyone kind of hates each other.
—James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025
Another part is that the body hates muscle mass.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
And Maeve really hates injustice and that follows through in all the scenes with the guys.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
In that case, Ed Gein is also a show that hates itself.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hates
Verb
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Maybe your coworker has an upcoming presentation to senior leadership or your friend despises mushrooms.—
Lorraine K. Lee,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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The social-justice warriors whom Williams most despises are not looters or rioters.—
Book Marks
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That stark reality forced both sides to wage slash-and-burn propaganda campaigns designed to sow doubt and disinformation among their enemies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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But he’s considered a centrist Democrat and has attracted political enemies from both the Right and Progressives, the former due to his pro-LBGT policies and the latter due to his support of centrist leaders such as District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Here are the most irrational fears travelers have There's a long list of phobias and irrational behaviors that travelers pack for every trip.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Support for political violence was even higher among individuals who harbored multiple hateful phobias, according to his survey of over 9,300 adults.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Succession Wars took a much darker turn thanks to the development of not just Battlemechs but of horrible flesh and steel monsters called abominations.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Trump levied his greatest assault against the international economic order, announcing the most expansive set of tariffs in American history on both autocratic adversaries and America’s closest democratic allies in April 2025 (Russia was strikingly excluded).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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As such, this is a program that will be very interesting to see develop over the coming years and one that the Russian Navy's key adversaries will be watching very closely, as this weapon moves toward operational capability.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Hates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hates. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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