HATRED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

hatred

noun

ˈhā-trəd

Definition of hatred

as in contempt

a very strong dislike a lifelong hatred of war that inspired him to join a peace movement

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Recent Examples of hatred But to the man himself, comedy is—like life—first and foremost about hatred of death. — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 Yet each summer, the region suspends its hatred for the stubborn weed, celebrating the plant’s sweet abundance through blackberry festivals and preparing enough jars of blackberry jam to hold them over until the next year’s harvest. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026 Not drinking seemed to me synonymous with a hatred of pleasure, a fascist quest for purity. — Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 20 June 2026 Thankfully, Leviticus has a good grasp on how to leverage this conceit for scares and to score points about the insidiousness of mistaking hatred for salvation. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hatred

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Noun

Rochester’s degree of contempt for these people speaks in the concision itself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
That's bad enough, but Nyong'o made some public comments this week during the film's promotional campaign that once again demonstrated her contempt for the source material.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of contempt

Noun

The late founder’s associations with people who collaborated with France’s Nazi occupiers in World II and his multiple hate-speech convictions, including Holocaust denial, made the National Front anathema to many voters.

— Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
All this whining about online hate and fans being mean and blah, blah, blah.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of hate

Noun

At this point, the widespread disdain shouldn’t come as much of a surprise.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 2 July 2026
But more than using any specific set of policies as a litmus test, Democratic voters appear drawn to the candidates who most radiate disdain for the status quo.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Definition of disdain

Noun

There’s a queasiness to her self-loathing that feels especially potent to the teenage experience.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Rodrigo’s fans are young—some very young—and her music is perky, composed, and telegenic in a way that can distract from how much darkness and loathing lurk within it.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Definition of loathing

Noun

But your abhorrence of the outcomes of particular elections doesn’t justify your saying, Well, the hell with that.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.

— Michael Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025

Definition of abhorrence

Noun

How Nelson is reformulated from one who feels desire to one who feels detestation (as well as shame for having desired) is the remarkable achievement of both the story and the storyteller and the system that requires it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Feb. 2026
One of the most memorable chapters epitomizes her detestation for the ultra-wealthy and pompous intellectuals who rushed to rationalize her work.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024

Definition of detestation

Noun

The Art, Not Science, of Leadership Ultimately, the hostility toward dual-class shares reflects a broader cultural shift in how many good governance advocates view corporate leadership.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Because that opposition is motivated in part by hostility to artificial intelligence.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 6 July 2026

Definition of hostility

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