Synonyms of hating

hating

verb

present participle of hate

as in despising

to dislike strongly

she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• despising
• detesting
• loathing
• abhorring
• disdaining
• execrating
• abominating
• disapproving (of)
• having it in for
• scorning
• deploring
• deprecating
• discountenancing
• disfavoring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loving
• desiring
• preferring
• enjoying
• favoring
• liking
• fancying
• admiring
• relishing
• approving (of)
• worshipping
• adoring
• cherishing
• idolizing
• revering
• venerating
• esteeming
• hallowing
• treasuring
• prizing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hating

If Kenny hates animals and Whitney hates moms, what is next, someone hating s’mores? — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 July 2026

How do two people go from hating each other to falling in love? — Devon Daniels, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Being mad at the rich or hating the rich is not a crime. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026

Because while the world enjoyed hating Clark, these are the people who love him. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 22 June 2026

The America 250-hating libs are SEETHING today. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026

Squidward's entire existence is a joke about hating your job, and that's not exactly preschool material. — Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 6 June 2026

Perpetrators of this attack weren’t born hating Muslims. — Zainab Chaudry, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2026

How is that any different from hating someone for their political views? — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 May 2026