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
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
22 June 2026
Everybody hates Israel because of this.
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Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
My father hates the clickers, all of them, without exception.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Mami hates my mullet, truly detests it.
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Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
There are few things that the left hates more than celebrations of America.
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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.
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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.
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Dalton Del Don,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Always use trivets or heat-resistant mats—laminate hates hot pots and pans.
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Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
There’s this dynamic early on in the film where the audience, seeing things from Jessie’s perspective, really hates Lily and look at her as a villain.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
22 June 2026
Everybody hates Israel because of this.
—
Frank Andrews,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
My father hates the clickers, all of them, without exception.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Mami hates my mullet, truly detests it.
—
Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
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
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.
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Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hates
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Though Brigitta despises him, Maria shelters him.
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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.
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Your book deals with a piece of legislation called the Rumford Act that would tear down the city’s racist racial housing covenants in 1963, but the act in ’62 had enemies in high places, namely Mayor Sam Yorty and his power base.
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But even as the years-long war between the two countries drags on, the bitter enemies engaged in a prisoner swap, according to the AP, which reported that officials said 160 individuals from each side were going home on Friday.
Noun
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Are people with extreme anxiety and phobias dangerous to the people around them?
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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.
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.
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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.
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Seoul — North Korea on Tuesday commissioned its largest-ever warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer that military analysts say could give Pyongyang’s adversaries something more to think about in a time of crisis.
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Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions.
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“Hates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hates. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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