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noun

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How does the verb hate contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of hate are abhor, abominate, detest, and loathe. While all these words mean "to feel strong aversion or intense dislike for," hate implies an emotional aversion often coupled with enmity or malice.

hated the enemy with a passion

When would abhor be a good substitute for hate?

The meanings of abhor and hate largely overlap; however, abhor implies a deep often shuddering repugnance.

a crime abhorred by all

When might abominate be a better fit than hate?

The synonyms abominate and hate are sometimes interchangeable, but abominate suggests strong detestation and often moral condemnation.

abominates all forms of violence

When can detest be used instead of hate?

While in some cases nearly identical to hate, detest suggests violent antipathy.

detests cowards

When is it sensible to use loathe instead of hate?

While the synonyms loathe and hate are close in meaning, loathe implies utter disgust and intolerance.

loathed the mere sight of them

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of hate
Verb
All the while, Elon Musk—a far-right activist and the site’s owner, who is campaigning for and giving away millions to help elect Donald Trump—amplifies horrendous conspiracy theories about voter fraud, migrants run amok, and the idea that Jewish people hate white people. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024 Stop hating, as the young folks say, and start celebrating. Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
Saint agreed and said that the online hate didn't faze the couple. David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 With all the hate talk/ Murder Sickness global crisis coup d’état vanilla isis/ Ohhhh.. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hate 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate
Verb
  • The cryptocurrency lobby has railed hard against the SEC and its chair, Gary Gensler, who has become uniquely despised by much of the crypto industry for the agency’s strict oversight.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Zoom out: McConnell has the unique distinction of being despised by Democrats and members of his own party — but nearly universally respected for his political skills.
    Hans Nichols, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • As an intimacy grows between Cassie and Bryan, Berryman again dances with shadows of Blanche and Stanley, but with all the hatred removed, the poisons of class and time and gender drained away.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The hatred isn’t just coming from anonymous fringe posters either.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The scarcity of essentials means players have to weigh up the risk and reward of every engagement with an enemy.
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Those test-driving the plane will be provided with a mixed-reality headset allowing a 360-degree view flying in-formation while trying to defeat an enemy target.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The ambivalence of André and his parents was culturally unexceptional, but Simone’s abhorrence wasn’t.
    Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
  • To assume that liberalism is the only system that can justify or explain an abhorrence of bigotry is to ignore a wealth of moral traditions that are at least equally formative.
    Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
Noun
  • What the current vanguard of intensive parenting appears to reflect is a deepening phobia of diminishing returns.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to needle phobia, he’s identified several hurdles that stop people from injecting epinephrine sooner.
    Natallie Rocha, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Less frequently observed, at least in my anecdotal observations, are would-be Kamala Harris voters requiring that extra push—largely because their antipathy to Trump is already such a decisive motivational driver.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In fact, Democratic antipathy has turned many lifelong Democrats who work in crypto into Trump supporters, since the Biden administration has put their livelihoods at risk and treated these entrepreneurs as criminals.
    Laura Shin, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • One of the most memorable chapters epitomizes her detestation for the ultra-wealthy and pompous intellectuals who rushed to rationalize her work.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Media coverage oscillated wildly between sycophantic applause and puritanical scrutiny - celebrities made to traipse an ephemeral, razor thin line between public adoration and detestation.
    Colin Scanlon, Redbook, 4 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • McDonald's has introduced the Chicken Big Mac, and just saying it out loud sounds like an abomination of nature.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
  • His first-term abominations included family separation, the Muslim ban, and the decimation of the refugee and asylum system.
    The Editors, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2024

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“Hate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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