LOATHING Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈlō-t͟hiŋ

Definition of loathing

as in disgust

a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness the sight of his mortal enemy getting that undeserved promotion filled him with loathing

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as in hatred

a very strong dislike I have an uncompromising loathing for anyone who would deliberately harm an animal

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loathing

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adjective

as in hateful

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loathing

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verb

present participle of loathe

as in hating

to dislike strongly I simply loathe tapioca pudding

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Recent Examples of loathing

Noun

Niall tells Ruben that his hurtful language over the years was a big part of his endless self-loathing. — Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026 In Village People’s gay-empowerment lexicon this means joining a gay community, for true abolition from the slavery of societal/self-loathing cannot be achieved on one’s own. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026

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Hathaway, an 11-year NHL veteran, now goes from loathing seeing the Panthers to being one of them. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026 That still is win-now basketball, which is all the lottery-loathing Heat continue to preach. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for loathing

Recent Examples of Synonyms for loathing

Noun

And Anne Hathaway, in a bravura performance, situates Penelope on an emotional precipice, caught between indecision and indignation, between yearning for her husband and a palpable disgust with the alternatives.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
In response, the managing director of the country’s soccer federation resigned in disgust, and the team left South Africa winless after scoring just once in three games.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of disgust

Noun

Shifrin, too, had once only seen the mountain as a symbol of hatred.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
But although few, then, could possibly have foreseen the cataclysm of the twentieth-century wars, the hatred was already there in the anti-semitism of old France, in the divisions over Dreyfus.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of hatred

Adjective

Look the steady coarsening of American civic and political culture and the ways in which the once-outrageous—the bilious, hateful rhetoric and the creeping authoritarianism—have become almost ordinary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Although Fang was charged in a single incident, authorities allege the defendant was responsible for a string of hateful messages found across the Northern California campus.

— Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of hateful

Noun

The results show Californians have a strong distaste for building data centers for artificial intelligence technology, and largely favor the state’s efforts to protect the environment and cut emissions — with some exceptions.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Even Musk has acknowledged the public distaste for AI data centers and power plants to run them.

— Lora Kolodny,Jeniece Pettitt, CNBC, 16 July 2026

Definition of distaste

Adjective

The man didn’t catch Serena’s contemptuous expression, however, too busy peeling bills from a money clip and pressing them into his date’s hand.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
The fantasy of transforming a cold or contemptuous man through the sheer force of one’s love has caused real harm, and the critique of it is warranted.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026

Definition of contemptuous

Adjective

Tribunals have been appointed, and Coriolanus’ scornful elitism strikes them as too heavy a price for his military protection.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Atletico did not believe this was a serious attempt to sign the player, and reacted with more angry and scornful social media posts.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 23 June 2026

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