HATREDS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

hatred

noun

ˈhā-trəd

Definition of hatred

as in contempt

a very strong dislike a lifelong hatred of war that inspired him to join a peace movement

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Recent Examples of hatred Little united the Syrian rebels during the country’s civil war from 2011 to 2024 outside of their hatred of Assad, and Damascus has sought to cultivate this memory of bitterness to keep the country’s disparate groups together. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026 The is mostly a political one that the far-right uses to stoke prejudice and hatred against a community already victimized by that and bullying. — Greg Cote august 9, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026 Nordic noir suggests the presence of violence and hatred beneath the tranquillity and order of the Scandinavian welfare state, just as Southern noir peels back hospitality and charm to reveal repressed family secrets and moral decay. — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 That is why this hatred, growing within our own party, wounds so deeply. — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hatred

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Noun

The comments section runs some 73,000 entries deep, with people talking themselves out of contempt in real time.

— Josh Martin, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Streissand warned that any unauthorized sale would constitute a breach of trust, fiduciary duty, and contempt of court.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of contempt

Noun

Getting together becomes a hate festival toward this child’s ex-spouse.

— R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
The meeting was already scheduled to discuss pertinent issues facing the league — among them, the online hate and vitriol directed toward players and other WNBA personnel.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of hate

Noun

Not even regular nips from a hidden bottle of whiskey in the garage can ease Greg’s self-loathing.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026
The dangers of turning insecurity into daily ritual For 20-year-old Kat, from New York, attempting to manifest appearance changes only worsened her self-loathing.

— Daisy Schofield, Allure, 13 July 2026

Definition of loathing

Noun

But your abhorrence of the outcomes of particular elections doesn’t justify your saying, Well, the hell with that.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
When human decency and basic civility fall victim to partisanship and ideology, and abhorrence of violence becomes tempered by political aims, monstrosities and tyrannies become possible.

— Michael Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025

Definition of abhorrence

Noun

How Nelson is reformulated from one who feels desire to one who feels detestation (as well as shame for having desired) is the remarkable achievement of both the story and the storyteller and the system that requires it.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Feb. 2026
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

Definition of detestation

Noun

The Soviet Union took them from Japan in the final days of World War II, and the dispute has kept the countries from signing a peace treaty formally ending their hostilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Riyadh and Abu Dhabi were already at loggerheads over Syria, with Saudi Arabia backing the post-Assad regime and the UAE sharing Israel’s hostility to it, and Yemen, where Saudi Arabia had just driven out Emirati proxies.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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