Synonyms for Abhor:

v.
• deplore
- am against
- are against
- art against
- ate heart out
- ate one heart out
- ate one's heart out
- ate ones heart out
- be moan
- be moaned
- be moaning
- be moans
- be wail
- be wailed
- be wailing
- be wails
- be-moan
- be-moaned
- be-moaning
- be-moans
- be-wail
- be-wailed
- be-wailing
- be-wails
- being against
- disapproved of
- disapproves of
- disapproving of
- eat one heart out
- eat ones heart out
- eating heart out
- eating one heart out
- eating one's heart out
- eating ones heart out
- eats heart out
- eats one heart out
- eats one's heart out
- eats ones heart out
- grieved for
- grieves for
- grieving for
- objected to
- objecting to
- objects to
- sang blues
- sang the blues
- sing blues
- singing blues
- sings blues
- sings the blues
- sorrowed over
- sorrowing over
- sorrows over
- sung blues
- sung the blues
- was against
- wast against
- were against
- wert against
• despise
- allergicked to
- allergicking to
- allergics to
- de ride
- de rides
- de riding
- de-ride
- de-rides
- de-riding
- dis regard
- dis regarded
- dis regarding
- dis regards
- dis-regard
- dis-regarded
- dis-regarding
- dis-regards
- feeling contempt for
- feels contempt for
- felt contempt for
- had no use for
- haddest no use for
- hadst no use for
- has no use for
- hast no use for
- hath no use for
- looked down nose at
- looking down nose at
- looks down nose at
- mis prize
- mis prized
- mis prizes
- mis prizing
- mis-prize
- mis-prized
- mis-prizes
- mis-prizing
- misprizes
- re vile
- re-vile
- under value
- under valued
- under values
- under valuing
- under-value
- under-valued
- under-values
- under-valuing
• disdain
- be littles
- be-little
- be-littles
- poohpooh
- re fuse
- re fused
- re fuses
- re fusing
- re-fuse
- re-fused
- sneered at
- sneering at
- sneers at
• dislike
- disapprove
• emotion
- abhor
• execrate
- accurses
- accursing
- re probate
- re probated
- re probates
- re probating
- re prove
- re proved
- re proves
- re-probate
- re-probated
- re-probates
- re-probating
- re-prove
- re-proved
- re-proves
- re-proving
• loathe
- am down on
- are down on
- being down on
- de cline
- de clines
- de-cline
- de-clines
- feeling repugnance
- feels repugnance
- felt repugnance
- finding disgusting
- finds disgusting
- found disgusting
- is down on
- re volt
- re volts
- re-volt
- re-volts
- was down on
- wast down on
- were down on
- wert down on
• look down on
- looked down on
- turn nose at
- turned nose at
- turned nose up at
- turning nose at
- turning nose up at
- turns nose at
- turns nose up at
• mislike
- mis liked
- mis liking
- mis-liked
- mis-liking
Other synonyms:

•

allergic
bear
have in for
take against

•

go off

•

stomach

Other relevant words:

• dislike

• hate

• Other relevant words (transitive noun):

disfavor

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Independent
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  detest, hate, hated, loathe, rob.

What are the hypernyms for Abhor?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Other hypernyms:
despise, detest, disdain, hate, loathe, revile.

What are the hyponyms for Abhor?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for abhor (as verbs)
- emotion
  hate, detest.

What are the opposite words for abhor?

Abhor is an intense negative emotion that means to detest or loathe something or someone. Antonyms, on the other hand, are words that have opposite meanings. Some of the antonyms for abhor include adore, admire, cherish, love, and treasure. These words express positive feelings towards someone or something, unlike abhor, which expresses a strong sense of repulsion. While abhor is used in situations where we feel disgusted or hateful towards something, adoring, admiring, cherishing, and treasuring are all used to convey affection and fondness. These antonyms emphasize the positive feelings we can have towards people or things, rather than the negative ones.

What are the antonyms for Abhor?

n.
• adore
- adore
• noun
- honor
- respect
- wonder
v.
• admire
- Extolled
- Lauding
- Revering
- Valuing
- am crazy about
- am crazy for
- am crazy over
- am mad about
- am nuts about
- am stuck on
- am sweet on
- am wild about
- are crazy about
- are crazy for
- are crazy over
- are stuck on
- are sweet on
- are wild about
- art crazy about
- art crazy for
- art crazy over
- art mad about
- art nuts about
- art stuck on
- art sweet on
- art wild about
- be crazy about
- be crazy for
- be crazy over
- be mad about
- be nuts about
- be stuck on
- be sweet on
- be wild about
- being crazy about
- being crazy for
- being crazy over
- being mad about
- being nuts about
- being stuck on
- being sweet on
- being wild about
- esteem
- ex tolled
- ex tolling
- ex-tolled
- ex-tolling
- fall for
- gat high on
- get high on
- gets high on
- getting high on
- glorify
- got high on
- gotten high on
- groove on
- grooved on
- grooves on
- grooving on
- held in respect
- held respect
- hold in respect
- hold respect
- holding in respect
- holding respect
- holds in respect
- holds respect
- is crazy about
- is crazy for
- is crazy over
- is mad about
- is nuts about
- is stuck on
- is sweet on
- is wild about
- laud
- look to
- look up to
- looked to
- looked up to
- looking to
- looking up to
- looks to
- looks up to
- marvel at
- marveled at
- marveling at
- marvelled at
- marvelling at
- marvels at
- moon over
- mooned over
- mooning over
- moons over
- paid homage to
- pay homage to
- payed homage to
- paying homage to
- pays homage to
- rate highly
- rated highly
- rates highly
- rating highly
- re spect
- re spects
- re-spect
- re-spects
- take pleasure in
- takes pleasure in
- taking pleasure in
- think highly of
- thinking highly of
- thinks highly of
- thought highly of
- took pleasure in
- was crazy about
- was crazy for
- was crazy over
- was mad about
- was nuts about
- was stuck on
- was sweet on
- was wild about
- wast crazy about
- wast crazy for
- wast crazy over
- wast mad about
- wast nuts about
- wast stuck on
- wast sweet on
- wast wild about
- were crazy about
- were crazy for
- were crazy over
- were mad about
- were nuts about
- were stuck on
- were sweet on
- were wild about
- wert crazy about
- wert crazy for
- wert crazy over
- wert mad about
- wert nuts about
- wert stuck on
- wert sweet on
- wert wild about
- wonder at
- wondered at
- wondering at
- wonders at
• adore
- Reverencing
- am gone on
- am mad for
- am serious about
- am smitten with
- are gone on
- are serious about
- are smitten with
- art gone on
- art mad for
- art serious about
- art smitten with
- be gone on
- be mad for
- be serious about
- be smitten with
- being gone on
- being mad for
- being serious about
- being smitten with
- dote on
- doted on
- flip over
- flipped over
- flipping over
- flips over
- is gone on
- is mad for
- is serious about
- is smitten with
- was gone on
- was mad for
- was serious about
- was smitten with
- wast gone on
- wast mad for
- wast serious about
- wast smitten with
- were gone on
- were mad for
- were serious about
- were smitten with
- wert gone on
- wert mad for
- wert serious about
- wert smitten with
• appreciate
- re gards
- re-gard
• care about deeply
- cherish
• cherish
- apprize
- apprized
- apprizes
- apprizing
- care for
- cared for
- cares for
- caring for
- clave to
- cleave to
- cleaved to
- cleaves to
- cleaving to
- cleft to
- cling to
- clinging to
- clings to
- clove to
- clung to
- de fend
- de fended
- de fending
- de fends
- de-fend
- de-fended
- de-fending
- de-fends
- held dear
- held high esteem
- held in high esteem
- hold dear
- hold high esteem
- holding dear
- holding high esteem
- holding in high esteem
- holds high esteem
- holds in high esteem
- pre serve
- pre served
- pre serves
- pre serving
- pre-served
- pre-serves
- pre-serving
• delight in
- am content
- am pleased
- amuse oneself
- amused oneself
- amuses oneself
- amusing oneself
- are content
- are pleased
- art content
- art pleased
- be content
- be pleased
- being content
- being pleased
- feast on
- feasted on
- feasting on
- feasts on
- gat off on
- get kick out of
- get off on
- gets off on
- getting off on
- glories in
- glory in
- glorying in
- got off on
- gotten off on
- indulge in
- indulged in
- indulging in
- is content
- is pleased
- live a little
- live it up
- live little
- live up
- lived a little
- lived it up
- lived up
- lives a little
- lives it up
- lives little
- lives up
- living a little
- living it up
- living up
- luxuriate in
- luxuriated in
- luxuriating in
- revel in
- reveling in
- revelled in
- revelling in
- was content
- was pleased
- wast content
- wast pleased
- were content
- were pleased
- wert content
- wert pleased
• dream about; desire
- moon
• gaze
- eyeball
- eyeballing
- eyeballs
- gat an eyeful
- gat eyeful
- gat load of
- get a load of
- get an eyeful
- get eyeful
- get load of
- gets a load of
- gets an eyeful
- gets load of
- getting a load of
- getting an eyeful
- getting eyeful
- goggle
- got a load of
- got eyeful
- got load of
- gotten a load of
- gotten an eyeful
- gotten load of
- in spect
- in spects
- in-spect
- in-spects
- lamped
- look fixedly
- rubbered
- rubbers
- size up
- sized up
- sizes up
• goggle
- Rus
- gaze open mouthed
- gaze open-mouthed
- gaze openmouthed
- gazed open mouthed
- gazed open-mouthed
- gazed openmouthed
- gazes open-mouthed
- gazes openmouthed
- gazing open-mouthed
- gazing openmouthed
- rivet eyes on
- rivet the eyes on
- riveted eyes on
- riveted the eyes on
- riveting eyes on
- riveting the eyes on
- rivets eyes on
- rivets the eyes on
- rivetted eyes on
- rivetted the eyes on
- rivetting eyes on
- rivetting the eyes on
- ru
• hold in high regard
- admire
• honor a memory
- memorialize
• honor, glorify
- worship
• idolize
- bow down
- bowed down
- bowing down
- bows down
- put a pedestal
- put on a pedestal
- puts a pedestal
- puts on pedestal
- puts pedestal
- putting a pedestal
- putting on a pedestal
- putting on pedestal
- putting pedestal
• laud
- Hymning
- cried up
- cries up
- cry up
- crying up
- hand it to
- handed it to
- handing it to
- handing to
- pat back
- pat the back
- pats on back
- pats on the back
- pats the back
- patted back
- patted on back
- patted the back
- patting back
- patting on back
- patting on the back
- sang praises of
- sang the praises of
- sing praises of
- sing the praises of
- singing praises of
- singing the praises of
- sings praises of
- sings the praises of
- sung praises of
- sung the praises of
• memorialize
- Subliming
- roll out red carpet
- rolled out red carpet
- rolling out red carpet
- rolls out red carpet
- sub lime
- sub limed
- sub limes
- sub liming
- sub-lime
- sub-limed
- sub-liming
- sublimed
- sublimes
• moon
- Idled
• noun
- crave
- desire
- fancy
- favor
- hallow
- idolize
- like
- prefer
- prize
- relish
- revere
- treasure
- venerate
• regard with contempt or disgust
- approve
- enjoy
- love
• revere
- defer to
- deferred to
- deferring to
- defers to
- paid homage
- pay homage
- payed homage
- paying homage
- pays homage
• stare at
- gaze
• take pleasure from
- delight in
• value highly
- appreciate
• venerate
- am awe of
- am in awe of
- are awe of
- are in awe of
- art awe of
- art in awe of
- be awe of
- be in awe of
- being awe of
- being in awe of
- held awe
- held in awe
- holding awe
- holding in awe
- holds in awe
- is awe of
- is in awe of
- was awe of
- was in awe of
- wast awe of
- wast in awe of
- were awe of
- were in awe of
- wert awe of
- wert in awe of
• worship
- bow down to
- bowed down to
- bowing down to
- bows down to
- offer prayers to
- offers prayers to
- pray to
- prayed to
- praying to
- prays to
- sang praises to
- sing praises to
- singing praises to
- sings praises to
- sung praises to

Usage examples for Abhor

Nature seems to forbid a man to be scurried in this climate; but I say, Mr Harley, don't let's have a row if you can help it, I'm a soldier, but if there is anything I do abhor, it is fighting.

"One Maid's Mischief"

George Manville Fenn

This is why there is no stability behind the old phraseology, the old ceremonials, the old confessions of faith-now so many catch-words which the people abhor.

"Psycho-Phone Messages"

Francis Grierson

I abhor your folly, but there is so much true chivalry in it that I'll help you with all my heart.

"The Master of the Ceremonies"

George Manville Fenn

Famous quotes with Abhor

I abhor a hoe. I am fond of flowers but not of dirt, and had rather buy them than cultivate them.

Lyman Abbott
I abhor averages. I like the individual case. A man may have six meals one day and none the next, making an average of three meals per day, but that is not a good way to live.

Louis D. Brandeis
On the one hand we publicly pronounce the equality of all peoples; on the other hand, in our immigration laws, we embrace in practice these very theories we abhor and verbally condemn.

Emanuel Celler
I abhor grades - if a child does his best, that's all that should be asked.

Richard Dawson
My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram, or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.

Arthur Conan Doyle

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