📖 Definitions of "Detested"
verb
- 1
To dislike intensely; to loathe.
- 2
To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
🔄 Synonyms of "Detested"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Detested"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| despisedverb | Hated; viewed with scorn. |
| hatedverb | Disliked; odious; reviled. |
| scornedverb | Hated, despised, or avoided. |
| unloved | Not loved. |
| abhorrent | Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing. |
| appalling | Extremely unfavorable; terrible. |
| deplorablenoun | Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched. |
| despicablenoun | Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean. |
| detestable | Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking. |
| dislikedverb | regarded with aversion |
| distasteful | (figuratively) Unpleasant. |
| dreadfulnoun | Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky. |
| hateful | Full of hatred. |
| horriblenoun | Causing horror; terrible; shocking. |
| loathedverb | Nonstandard form of loath. [Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase.] |
| loathsome | Highly offensive; abominable, sickening. |
| obnoxious | Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious. |
| odious | Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure. |
| detestably | In a detestable manner. |
| detestationnoun | Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence. |
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