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
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Our cat hates this and keeps trying to sit down on my journal.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025
The White Lotus cast members have revealed that White hates the cold and has previously nixed suggestions about ski resort locations.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Jeremiah still very much hates Conrad and happily tells him that Belly is staying in Paris, so they both got dumped basically.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
This is likely sad news for Simon’s daughter, Lulu Simon, who grew up in that house and hates Richard Gere.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2025
The problem is that the public hates fiat money.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
No wonder everyone hates the Boomers.
—Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Nobody hates the Cowboys more than their fans.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
And being associated with someone who was at this game, someone that hates Kansas, just means a lot.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Our cat hates this and keeps trying to sit down on my journal.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 5 Sep. 2025
The White Lotus cast members have revealed that White hates the cold and has previously nixed suggestions about ski resort locations.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Jeremiah still very much hates Conrad and happily tells him that Belly is staying in Paris, so they both got dumped basically.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
This is likely sad news for Simon’s daughter, Lulu Simon, who grew up in that house and hates Richard Gere.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2025
The problem is that the public hates fiat money.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
No wonder everyone hates the Boomers.
—Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Nobody hates the Cowboys more than their fans.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 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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Like its predecessor, Age of Imprisonment isn’t exactly a typical Zelda game, instead borrowing the design of musou series like Dynasty Warriors for hard-hitting combat against hordes of enemies.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
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Specifically, there are a ton of underbarrel attachments that are great, from hucking cleavers at enemies for one shot kills, shooting out gravity wells, laying down corrosive pools or an AOE energy blast around you.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some dogs are genetically prone to noise phobias, especially breeds such as Border collies or Australian shepherds.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 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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Both Freedom Edge and Resolute Dragon have drawn criticism from adversaries.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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Officials in Moscow have also warned that NATO's actions against such craft would constitute a dangerous escalation of the standoff between Moscow and its Western adversaries.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Hates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hates. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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