abominate
101adore — 1 worship, venerate, *revere, reverence Analogous words: laud, *praise, extol: *exalt, magnify Antonyms: blaspheme Contrasted words: *execrate, curse 2 Adore, worship, idolize in …
102crave — covet, *desire, wish, want Analogous words: *long, hanker, yearn, pine, hunger, thirst Antonyms: spurn Contrasted words: reject, repudiate, refuse, *decline: abhor, abominate, detest, loathe, *hate: *despise …
103desire — vb Desire, wish, want, crave, covet mean having a longing for something. Desire, wish, and want are often used with identical intent though in such situations (usually everyday ones) that the degree of intensity of longing or need is not at issue …
104despise — despise, contemn, scorn, disdain, scout mean to regard a person or thing as beneath one s notice or as unworthy of one s attention or interest. The same differences in implications and connotations are observable in the corresponding nouns… …
105detest — *hate, abhor, abominate, loathe Analogous words: *despise, contemn, scorn, disdain: spurn, repudiate, reject (see DECLINE vb) Antonyms: adore (sense 2) Contrasted words: love, *like, dote, fancy, relish: cherish, prize, treasure, value,… …
106dote — love, relish, enjoy, fancy, *like Antonyms: loathe Contrasted words: abhor, abominate, detest, *hate: *despise, contemn, scorn …
107enjoy — 1 *like, love, relish, fancy, dote Analogous words: delight, rejoice, gratify, gladden, regale, tickle, *please Antonyms: loathe, abhor, abominate Contrasted words: *hate, detest: *despise, contemn, scorn 2 possess, own, * …
108esteem — n respect, admiration, *regard Analogous words: *honor, homage, reverence, deference, obeisance: veneration, reverence, worship, adoration (see under REVERE) Antonyms: abomination: contempt Contrasted words: despite, scorn, disdain (see under… …
109idolize — *adore, worship Analogous words: dote, love, *like: venerate, *revere, reverence Contrasted words: *despise, contemn, scorn, disdain: *hate, abhor, detest, loathe, abominate …
110like# — like vb Like, love, eiyoy, relish, fancy, dote are comparable when meaning to be so attracted to a person or thing as to regard him or it with favor. Like (opposed to dislike), the most general and, especially when unqualified, the most colorless …
