Synonyms for Detest:

n.
- someone can't stand someone/something
- love
• detest
- abominate
- cant stand
v.
• abhor
- am allergic to
- am down on
- am grossed out by
- are allergic to
- are down on
- are grossed out by
- art allergic to
- art grossed out by
- being allergic to
- being down on
- being grossed out by
- de tested
- de testing
- de-tested
- de-testing
- had no use for
- haddest no use for
- hadst no use for
- has no use for
- hast no use for
- hath no use for
- is allergic to
- is down on
- is grossed out by
- was allergic to
- was down on
- was grossed out by
- wast allergic to
- wast down on
- wast grossed out by
- were allergic to
- were down on
- were grossed out by
- wert allergic to
- wert down on
- wert grossed out by
• 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
- 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
• dislike
- am averse to
- am turned off to
- am turned to
- antipathized
- antipathizes
- antipathizing
- are averse to
- are turned off to
- are turned to
- art averse to
- art turned off to
- art turned to
- bare malice toward
- be turned to
- beared malice toward
- bearing malice toward
- bears malice toward
- being averse to
- being turned off to
- being turned to
- bore malice toward
- dis approve
- dis approved
- dis approves
- dis approving
- dis esteem
- dis esteemed
- dis esteeming
- dis esteems
- dis favor
- dis favored
- dis favoring
- dis favors
- dis liked
- dis liking
- dis-approve
- dis-approved
- dis-approves
- dis-approving
- dis-esteem
- dis-esteemed
- dis-esteeming
- dis-esteems
- dis-favor
- dis-favored
- dis-favoring
- dis-favors
- dis-liked
- dis-liking
- grossedded out on
- grossedding out on
- grosseds out on
- had hard feelings
- had no stomach for
- had no taste for
- haddest hard feelings
- haddest no stomach for
- haddest no taste for
- hadst hard feelings
- hadst no stomach for
- hadst no taste for
- has hard feelings
- has no stomach for
- has no taste for
- hast hard feelings
- hast no stomach for
- hast no taste for
- hath hard feelings
- hath no stomach for
- hath no taste for
- having hard feelings
- having no stomach for
- having no taste for
- is averse to
- is turned off to
- is turned to
- looked down on
- loses interest in
- losing interest in
- lost interest in
- made faces at
- makes faces at
- making faces at
- not appreciated
- not appreciates
- not appreciating
- not endured
- not endures
- not enduring
- not feel liked
- not feel likes
- not feel liking
- objected to
- objecting to
- objects to
- re sent
- re sents
- re-sent
- re-sents
- shuddered at
- shuddering at
- shudders at
- was averse to
- was turned off to
- was turned to
- wast averse to
- wast turned off to
- wast turned to
- were averse to
- were turned off to
- were turned to
- wert averse to
- wert turned off to
- wert turned to
• disrelish
- dis relish
- dis relished
- dis relishes
- dis relishing
- dis taste
- dis tasted
- dis tastes
- dis tasting
- dis-relish
- dis-relished
- dis-relishes
- dis-relishing
- dis-taste
- dis-tasted
- dis-tastes
- dis-tasting
• emotion
- detest
• 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
- de cline
- de clines
- de-cline
- de-clines
- feeling repugnance
- feels repugnance
- felt repugnance
- finding disgusting
- finds disgusting
- found disgusting
- re fuse
- re fused
- re fuses
- re fusing
- re volt
- re volts
- re-fuse
- re-fused
- re-volt
- re-volts
• mislike
- mis liked
- mis liking
- mis-liked
- mis-liking
• neglect
- Pretermitted
- Pretermitting
- dis counted
- dis counting
- dis counts
- dis missed
- dis missing
- dis-counted
- dis-counting
- dis-counts
- dis-missed
- dis-missing
- had nothing do with
- had nothing to do with
- haddest nothing do with
- haddest nothing to do with
- hadst nothing do with
- hadst nothing to do with
- has nothing do with
- has nothing to do with
- hast nothing do with
- hast nothing to do with
- hath nothing do with
- hath nothing to do with
- have nothing do with
- having nothing do with
- having nothing to do with
- keep arm length
- keep arms length
- keep at arm length
- keep at arms length
- keep one distance
- keep ones distance
- keeping arm length
- keeping arm's length
- keeping arms length
- keeping at arm length
- keeping at arm's length
- keeping at arms length
- keeping distance
- keeping one distance
- keeping one's distance
- keeping ones distance
- keeps arm length
- keeps arm's length
- keeps arms length
- keeps at arm length
- keeps at arm's length
- keeps at arms length
- keeps distance
- keeps one distance
- keeps one's distance
- keeps ones distance
- kept arm length
- kept arm's length
- kept arms length
- kept at arm length
- kept at arm's length
- kept at arms length
- kept distance
- kept one distance
- kept one's distance
- kept ones distance
- laughed off
- laughing off
- laughs off
- letted go
- lived with
- makes light of
- making light of
- over look
- over looked
- over looks
- over-look
- over-looking
- over-looks
- paid no attention to
- paid no mind
- passes up
- passing up
- payed no attention to
- payed no mind
- paying no attention to
- pays no attention to
- pays no mind
- pretermits
- re buff
- re buffed
- re buffing
- re buffs
- re-buffed
- re-buffing
- re-buffs
- tuned out
- tunes out
- tuning out
- under estimate
- under estimated
- under estimates
- under-estimate
- under-estimated
- under-estimating
Other synonyms:

•

allergic
bear
deplore
have in for
take against

•

go off

•

execrate
stomach

•

Other relevant words:

• dislike

• hate

• neglect

• Other relevant words (adjective):

behaviour

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Independent
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  abhor, despise, loathe.
Other Related
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  hated.

What are the hypernyms for Detest?

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

hypernyms for detest (as verbs)
- emotion
  disdain, despise, scorn, abhor, execrate, loathe, contemn, abominate.

What are the hyponyms for Detest?

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

hyponyms for detest (as verbs)
- emotion
  dislike.

What are the opposite words for detest?

Detest, meaning to hate or strongly dislike, is a strong word, and its antonyms are often reflective of that. Some possible antonyms for detest include adoring, cherishing, liking, loving, and enjoying. Adoring is a strong antonym for detest referring to loving someone or something passionately. Cherishing is a term that implies holding something dear or valued. Liking is a looser antonym for detest, and one that suggests having pleasurable feelings towards something. Loving is another strong antonym, implying deep affection and attachment to something or someone. Finally, enjoying suggests taking pleasure in something, as opposed to having negative feelings towards it.

What are the antonyms for Detest?

n.
• detest
- adore
- love
• 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
• enjoy
- Experiencing
- Relished
- am blessed
- am entertained
- am favored
- are blessed
- are entertained
- are favored
- are fond of
- art blessed
- art favored
- art fond of
- be blessed
- be entertained
- be favored
- be fond of
- being blessed
- being entertained
- being favored
- being fond of
- cotton to
- cottoned to
- cottoning to
- cottons to
- drank in
- drink in
- drinking in
- drinks in
- drunk in
- enjoy
- enjoys
- freak out on
- freaked out on
- freaking out on
- freaks out on
- gat a charge out of
- gat charge out of
- get a charge out of
- get charge out of
- gets a charge out of
- gets charge out of
- getting a charge out of
- getting charge out of
- got a charge out of
- got charge out of
- gotten a charge out of
- gotten charge out of
- had a good time
- had fun
- had good time
- haddest a good time
- haddest fun
- haddest good time
- hadst a good time
- hadst fun
- hadst good time
- has a good time
- has fun
- has good time
- hast a good time
- hast fun
- hast good time
- hath a good time
- hath fun
- hath good time
- have a good time
- have fun
- have good time
- having a good time
- having fun
- having good time
- is blessed
- is entertained
- is favored
- is fond of
- lived little
- living little
- luxuriates in
- paint the town
- paint town
- painted the town
- painted town
- painting the town
- painting town
- paints the town
- paints town
- pro cess
- pro cessed
- pro cessing
- pro-cess
- pro-cessed
- pro-cesses
- re tain
- re tains
- re-tain
- re-tains
- reap benefits
- reap the benefits
- reaped benefits
- reaped the benefits
- reaping benefits
- reaping the benefits
- reaps the benefits
- rejoice in
- rejoiced in
- rejoices in
- rejoicing in
- reveled in
- revels in
- take joy in
- takes joy in
- taking joy in
- thrill to
- thrilled to
- thrilling to
- thrills to
- took joy in
- was blessed
- was entertained
- was favored
- was fond of
- wast blessed
- wast entertained
- wast fond of
- were blessed
- were entertained
- were favored
- were fond of
- wert entertained
- wert favored
- wert fond of
• hate; feel disgust toward
- admire
- approve
- like
- prize
• 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
• look forward to; appreciate
- relish
• 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
• noun
- covet
- crave
- desire
- fancy
- favor
- hallow
- idolize
- treasure
- venerate
• prize
- revere
• revere
- defer to
- deferred to
- deferring to
- defers to
- paid homage
- pay homage
- payed homage
- paying homage
- pays homage
• 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
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Usage examples for Detest

I scorn and detest you!

"The Man from Jericho"

Edwin Carlile Litsey

But men may detest private judgment without taking the least offence at private property.

"Contemporary Socialism"

John Rae

I detest Doctor Moran, personally.

"The Maid of Maiden Lane"

Amelia E. Barr

Famous quotes with Detest

I am reconciled to my death, but I detest the mode.

John Andre
Now hatred is by far the longest pleasure; men love in haste but they detest at leisure.

George Byron
I do detest everything which is not perfectly mutual.

George Byron
Men love in haste, but they detest at leisure.

George Byron
Of course, I also hear from critics who detest what I do, and while sometimes I feel rather proud of having made various the loathsome people or groups angry, at other times I wonder why I put up with such grief.

Orson Scott Card

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