Synonyms of mislike

mislike 1 of 2

noun

as in dislike

a strong feeling of not liking or approving

a well-known mislike of stuffy, formal affairs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dislike
• disliking
• hatred
• distaste
• disrelish
• allergy
• disinclination
• disgust
• disapproval
• aversion
• hate
• averseness
• disfavor
• repugnance
• revulsion
• loathing
• nausea
• repulsion
• abhorrence
• dissatisfaction
• displeasure
• antipathy
• down
• detestation
• abomination
• jaundice
• execration
• deprecation

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• use
• favor
• fondness
• liking
• preference
• taste
• like
• relish
• partiality
• appetite
• love
• shine
• affection
• devotion
• passion
• attachment
• predilection
• devotedness
• tendency
• propensity
• bent
• penchant
• leaning

mislike

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to dislike

to feel dislike for

as Shakespeare's Othello famously pleaded, "Mislike me not for my complexion"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dislike
• hate
• disrelish
• resent
• despise
• disfavor
• loathe
• detest
• abhor
• abominate
• disapprove (of)
• scorn
• execrate
• cringe (at)
• frown (on or upon)
• condemn
• shy (from or away from)
• object (to)
• mind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• like
• love
• enjoy
• appreciate
• delight (in)
• fancy
• relish
• respect
• admire
• regard
• adore
• dig
• cotton (to)
• esteem
• cherish
• revere
• adore
• worship
• revel (in)
• treasure
• reverence
• prize
• value
• prefer
• drink (in)
• savor
• favor
• groove (on)
• venerate
• idolize
• deify
• savour
• dote (on)

2

as in to criticize

to hold an unfavorable opinion of

he's such a polite, friendly, and kind young man, it's hard to see how any prospective father-in-law could mislike him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dislike
• criticize
• disapprove (of)
• reject
• frown (on or upon)
• disesteem
• discountenance
• deprecate
• denounce
• reprove
• condemn
• disfavor
• tsk-tsk
• tut (over or about)
• disrelish
• pooh
• look down one's nose (on)
• reprehend
• tut-tut (over or about)
• scorn
• scold
• discommend
• object (to)
• pooh-pooh
• chide
• censure
• reprobate
• reproach
• rebuke

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• like
• favor
• approve
• indorse
• support
• endorse
• love
• sanction
• enjoy
• delight (in)
• fancy
• relish
• adore
• dig
• revel (in)
• groove (on)