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
Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
For anyone who loves the look of heels but hates the discomfort that usually comes with them, these Vivaia mid-heels offer a refreshing alternative.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Manny Machado apparently hates analytics, which is an odd thing to blame for his horrifically slow first two-plus months of the season.
—Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Always use trivets or heat-resistant mats—laminate hates hot pots and pans.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
There was immediate backlash from officials, and Danson hates that the story lives online.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Everybody hates Israel because of this.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
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
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
There are few things that the left hates more than celebrations of America.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
For anyone who loves the look of heels but hates the discomfort that usually comes with them, these Vivaia mid-heels offer a refreshing alternative.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
Manny Machado apparently hates analytics, which is an odd thing to blame for his horrifically slow first two-plus months of the season.
—Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Always use trivets or heat-resistant mats—laminate hates hot pots and pans.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
There was immediate backlash from officials, and Danson hates that the story lives online.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
Everybody hates Israel because of this.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
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
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
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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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Those of us who care about keeping liberalism alive need Europeans to start defending it against all of its enemies—in Moscow, Beijing, and Washington.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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In the book, Leganski offers a rare, unfettered account of what goes into becoming speaker of the House, and takes digs at enemies.—
Zak Hudak,
CBS News,
19 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
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One of the project’s most significant adversaries is the city of Sacramento — while the area is not under their governance, city officials argue the development would violate a decades-old habitat conservation agreement with the county.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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The adversaries made for a striking scene, exchanging insults in mutually unintelligible languages in the dead of night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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