Synonyms for detested
de·test·ed

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1. despised, detested, hated, scornedadjective

   treated with contempt

   Synonyms:
   scorned, hated, despised

   Antonyms:
   loved

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1. List of paraphrases for "detested":

   hated, hateful, detestable, obnoxious

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1. Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891:

   When a woman marries again, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.

2. Oscar Wilde:

   When a woman marries again it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.

3. Oscar Wilde:

   When a woman marries again, it is because she detested her first husband. When a man marries again, it is because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck men risk theirs.

4. Bruno Julliard:

   We must put in the limelight those who support values that our close to ours, which is the case of Tel Aviv, a city that is often detested by the most radical Israelis.

5. Duke of Wellington:

   We always have been, we are, and I hope that we always shall be detested in France.