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
Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Or perhaps, like in Honey's case, your pup suffers from separation anxiety and hates the fact that they're being forced to be apart from you, especially if they have been left alone at the vet before.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The zany, sometimes nonsensical lyrics, written by Pete Wentz, were paired with an equally quirky music video, telling the story of a guy with antlers crushing on a girl whose dad hates him for it.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
There’s a reason Bernie Taupin hates The Big Picture with a fiery passion.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The murkiness of the scale-back was typical for a President who hates to be boxed in or give his critics validation.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Not every wedding vender hates the Knot.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Take Stallone’s troubled Vietnam vet, Rambo, who hates prejudiced cops, duplicitous CIA agents and sadistic Soviet lieutenant colonels (not in that order).
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Her new tribe hates her; the only remaining old Vula, Mary, also hates her.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, every college football coach hates the sport’s current model and will gladly say as much in front of a camera and microphone.
—Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Or perhaps, like in Honey's case, your pup suffers from separation anxiety and hates the fact that they're being forced to be apart from you, especially if they have been left alone at the vet before.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
The zany, sometimes nonsensical lyrics, written by Pete Wentz, were paired with an equally quirky music video, telling the story of a guy with antlers crushing on a girl whose dad hates him for it.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
There’s a reason Bernie Taupin hates The Big Picture with a fiery passion.
—Shana Naomi Krochmal, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The murkiness of the scale-back was typical for a President who hates to be boxed in or give his critics validation.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Not every wedding vender hates the Knot.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Take Stallone’s troubled Vietnam vet, Rambo, who hates prejudiced cops, duplicitous CIA agents and sadistic Soviet lieutenant colonels (not in that order).
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
Her new tribe hates her; the only remaining old Vula, Mary, also hates her.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hates
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The Alien Enemies Act of 1798 has mainly been invoked during wartime in order for the federal government to control immigration of the United States’s enemies.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Mar. 2025
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But as his king’s new wife Jane Seymour (Kate Phillips) fails to provide him a male heir and an uprising in the north of England threatens the delicate state of the realm, Cromwell’s enemies begin to circle while the king (Damian Lewis) grows ever more unpredictable.—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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This is where subsidy cooperation with allies and partners can help to diversify risk, share costs, and create collective protections against common adversaries.—
Chad P. Bown,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Mar. 2025
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Our adversaries have taken advantage of the weakness of Biden and Harris to not only dump aluminum and steel into our market but also by funneling supplies into border countries such as Canada and Mexico.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Hates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hates. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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