abominate

  • 91shrink from — Abhor, nauseate, abominate, loathe, detest, feel disgust at, recoil from …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 92hate — I. v. a. 1. Bear malice to, owe a grudge to, keep a grudge against, be hostile to, dislike intensely, bear deadly malice to. 2. Abhor, abominate, loathe, nauseate, shrink from, recoil from. See detest. II. n. Hatred, detestation, animosity,… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 93nauseate — I. v. n. Feel nausea, feel disgust, grow qualmish. II. v. a. 1. Sicken, disgust, revolt, make sick, turn one s stomach, make one s gorge rise. 2. Loathe, abhor, detest, abominate, feel nausea or disgust at, shrink from, recoil from, reject with… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 94abhor — verb I abhor the taste of liver Syn: detest, hate, loathe, despise, execrate, regard with disgust, shrink from, recoil from, shudder at; formal abominate See note at despise Ant: love, admire …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 95despise — verb he despised weakness Syn: detest, hate, loathe, abhor, execrate, deplore, dislike; scorn, disdain, look down on, deride, sneer at, revile; spurn, shun; formal abominate; archaic, or literary contemn Ant …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 96detest — verb the only vegetable I truly detest is turnip Syn: abhor, hate, loathe, despise, shrink from, be unable to bear, find intolerable, dislike, disdain, have an aversion to; formal abominate See note at despise Ant: love …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 97dislike — 1. verb a man she had always disliked Syn: find distasteful, regard with distaste, be averse to, have an aversion to, have no liking/taste for, disapprove of, object to, take exception to; hate, detest, loathe, abhor, despise, be unable to… …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 98hate — 1. verb 1) they hate each other Syn: loathe, detest, despise, dislike, abhor, execrate; be repelled by, be unable to bear/stand, find intolerable, recoil from, shrink from; formal abominate Ant: love 2) …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 99abhor — abominate, loathe, detest, *hate Analogous words: *despise, contemn, scorn: shun, avoid, eschew (see ESCAPE) Antonyms: admire (persons, their qualities, acts): enjoy (things which are a matter of taste) Contrasted words: *like, love, relish, dote …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 100admire — esteem, respect, regard (see under REGARD n) Analogous words: *appreciate, value, prize, cherish: *revere, reverence, venerate, adore, worship Antonyms: abhor Contrasted words: *hate, loathe, abominate, detest: *despise, contemn, scorn, disdai …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms