Antonyms for abhor
æbˈhɔrab·hor

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1. abhorverb

   Synonyms:
   abominate, loathe, detest, hate

2. abhorverb

   To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink back with shuddering from; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to detest to extremity; to loathe.

   Synonyms:
   abominate, loathe, hate, detest

3. abhorverb

   To fill with horror or disgust.

   Synonyms:
   hate, detest, abominate, loathe

4. abhorverb

   To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.

   Synonyms:
   detest, abominate, hate, loathe

5. abhorverb

   To protest against; to reject solemnly.

   Synonyms:
   abominate, hate, detest, loathe

6. abhorverb

   To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be contrary or averse; -- with from.

   Synonyms:
   hate, loathe, detest, abominate

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. abhor

   Abhor is stronger than despise, implying a shuddering recoil, especially a moral recoil. "How many shun evil as inconvenient who do not abhor it as hateful." Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xxvi, 297. [Murray's "New English Dictionary"] Detest expresses indignation, with something of contempt. Loathe implies disgust, physical or moral. We abhor a traitor, despise a coward, detest a liar. We dislike an uncivil person. We abhor cruelty, hate tyranny. We loathe a reptile or a flatterer. We abhor Milton's heroic Satan, but we can not despise him.

   Antonyms:
   admire, approve, covet, crave, desire, enjoy, esteem, esteem, like, love, relish

   Synonyms:
   abominate, despise, detest, dislike, hate, loathe, nauseate, scorn, shun

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. abhor

   Antonyms:
   love, admire, enjoy, approve, affect, covet, relish, crave, desire

   Synonyms:
   hate, abominate, detest, loathe, despise, dislike, eschew, nauseate

Matched Categories

1. • Hate

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 4 votes

1. abhor, loathe, abominate, execrateverb

   find repugnant

   "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"

   Synonyms:
   accurse, abominate, anathematise, anathematize, anathemize, execrate, loathe, comminate, anathemise

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1. abhorverb

   Synonyms:
   abominate, loathe, hate, detest

How to use abhor in a sentence?

1. John Major:

   We abhor the language of division and hate – and words such as 'saboteur', 'traitor', 'enemy', 'surrender', 'betrayal' have no place in our party, our politics, nor in our society.

2. Central Command:

   We abhor the loss of innocent life and take all possible measures to prevent them. In this case, we self-reported and investigated the strike according to our own evidence and take full responsibility for the unintended loss of life.

3. Isaac Hill:

   …revenge reduces you to your worst self, puts you on the same level with those spiteful people we claim to abhor.

4. Katherine Paterson:

   All of us can think of a book... that we hope none of our children have taken off the shelf. But if I have the right to remove that book from the shelf -that work I abhor- then you also have exactly the same right and so does everyone else. And then we have no books left on the shelf for any of us.

5. Alex L. Wasilewski:

   Most abhor Wallowing with the Weak yet fear Strutting with the Strong

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