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
Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 May 2026
Her husband manipulates her, her best friend hates her, her sister derides her; her entire existence is thin and precarious.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
His Penguins looked utterly out of sorts in the first two games of the series against the Flyers, ultimately falling to the team Crosby hates the most.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 21 May 2026
By the way, not everyone hates the Spotify disco ball.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 May 2026
Specifically, OpenAI hates how Apple designed the integration, sources said.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Everyone hates him — Republicans, Democrats.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
So if everyone hates the light blight, why do cities keep installing it?
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Turns out Wayne Brady hates Bill Maher — and has for a long time.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
On May 24, the 29-year-old model and Rhode founder shared a roundup of photos from her trip to Seoul, which basically serves as a summer packing guide for anyone who hates to check a bag.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 May 2026
Her husband manipulates her, her best friend hates her, her sister derides her; her entire existence is thin and precarious.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
His Penguins looked utterly out of sorts in the first two games of the series against the Flyers, ultimately falling to the team Crosby hates the most.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 21 May 2026
By the way, not everyone hates the Spotify disco ball.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 18 May 2026
Specifically, OpenAI hates how Apple designed the integration, sources said.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Everyone hates him — Republicans, Democrats.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026
So if everyone hates the light blight, why do cities keep installing it?
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Turns out Wayne Brady hates Bill Maher — and has for a long time.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 May 2026
Noun
On the April 14 episode of the Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club podcast, the bestselling author, whose debut adult romantasy novel Starside hit shelves on March 31, spoke with journalist Danielle Robay about all things writing — including her romance genre loves and hates.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hates
Verb
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Though Brigitta despises him, Maria shelters him.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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This brief funk is broken when Clay comes home to find his mother — who, like everyone else in their backwoods local area, despises their stunts — watching an old movie on TV.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Hunger and disease are always enemies that accompany war and sometimes can claim more lives than the fighting itself.—
William Lambers,
Hartford Courant,
6 June 2026
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The big and heavy fights in the new trailer for gen ATLAS (shown below) really remind me of fighting various large enemies in Gigantic Drive.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Are people with extreme anxiety and phobias dangerous to the people around them?—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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This, Wright imagined, was one way Proxi might display its analysis of players’ minds, an aerial map of loves, phobias, triumphs, losses, pets, and near misses plus all the associations connecting them.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the representative for the armed wing of a human empire, you're tasked with subduing these Lovecraftian abominations and securing a foothold for humanity on alien worlds.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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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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Following the release of the shipbuilding plan, Cao took to X to highlight the administration’s efforts to combat US adversaries like China.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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Circuit boards present all sorts of opportunities for adversaries to sneak through malicious components.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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“Hates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hates. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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