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Antonyms for abominate
əˈbɒm əˌneɪtabom·i·nate
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abominate
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, relishSynonyms:
abhor, despise, detest, dislike, hate, loathe, nauseate, scorn, shun
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abhor, loathe, abominate, execrateverb
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"I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"
Synonyms:
accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemize, abhor, execrate, loathe, comminate, anathemise
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