as in to despise
to dislike strongly
she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!
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1
as in hatred
a very strong dislike
hate can sometimes be replaced with tolerance when people meet face to face
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2
as in enemy
something or someone that is hated
the Alaska pipeline is a pet hate of environmentalists
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Recent Examples of hate
Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2025
To win the election, that candidate will have to capture both the far left and the larger bloc of the slightly more moderate left — voters who see themselves as very liberal but also hate feeling unsafe on the streets and subways.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
But under Bjorn Gulden, who took over as CEO in 2023, the company ultimately decided to sell the stock and donate part of the profit to groups fighting discrimination and hate.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The man tasked with protecting the president also hated his guts.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2025
To win the election, that candidate will have to capture both the far left and the larger bloc of the slightly more moderate left — voters who see themselves as very liberal but also hate feeling unsafe on the streets and subways.
—Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
But normalizing hate and then disseminating antisemitism in a facility owned by the taxpayers of Miami Beach, after O Cinema conceded the 'concerns of antisemitic rhetoric,' is unjust to the values of our city and residents and should not be tolerated.
—Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
But under Bjorn Gulden, who took over as CEO in 2023, the company ultimately decided to sell the stock and donate part of the profit to groups fighting discrimination and hate.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hate
Verb
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Some complained that the editorials have become like CNN, MSNBC, and other news sources that Republicans despise.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The stifling centripetal forces of globalism despise the defiant particularism of the Jewish nation and the modern Jewish state.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Venerable baby boomer Kevin Bacon plays the titular bounty hunter Hub Halloran, a proud Georgia man with little tolerance for tomfoolery and a hatred of the Red Sox.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Even if those two men didn’t make it out of Europe alive, the unspeakable acts carried out in the name of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich would still live on in infamy, reminding humanity what blind hatred and xenophobia could lead to if a society wasn’t careful.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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For entrepreneurs, perfection is the enemy of getting started, gaining traction, and ultimately building a successful business on what might be a great idea waiting for execution.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Signal’s President Meredith Whittaker Shares What’s Next for the Private Messaging App Over the last few years, Signal has been used by dissidents and protestors around the world who want to keep their conversations safe from political enemies or law enforcement.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tolin doesn’t candy coat the animosity, helping children to understand how artists and Others continue to be misunderstood and how that lack of appreciation fuels abhorrence.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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One point that has been made is that President Trump, like President Reagan before him, has an abhorrence of nuclear weapons and would like to pursue a policy of denuclearization.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
6 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the military Hackman served as a DJ and newscaster for his unit’s radio station, despite a phobia about microphones.—
Carmel Dagan,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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Maybe your motive was to overcome a particular phobia, say, or heal from a really bad breakup.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The public response to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson late last year has revealed deep antipathy toward the health care industry.—
Caitlin Owens,
Axios,
19 Mar. 2025
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Many have also long felt a low-level antipathy toward the U.S., held back for decades by fear and the desire to be good neighbors.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Much of Trump’s detestation of the Hollywood establishment is of course performative, one more nemesis to cast in his Sorkinian screenplay.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Between the lines: Many undecideds are painfully trying to balance their sense of obligation with their detestation for Trump, as USA Today first detailed on Thursday.—
Erin Doherty,
Axios,
14 Dec. 2024
Noun
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And that’s not even getting into the AI abomination that this movie does to the soul (and visage) of the late Ian Holm. 46.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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City Council members and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams are calling the NYPD’s gang database a civil rights abomination that must be obliterated.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Hate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hate. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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