💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Detests"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| hateverb | (transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly. |
| abhorsverb | (transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. |
| hatesverb | (transitive) To dislike intensely or greatly. |
| loathesverb | (transitive) To detest, hate, or revile (someone or something). |
| despisesverb | To regard with contempt or scorn. |
| adoresverb | To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection. |
| disdainsverb | (transitive) To regard (someone or something) with strong contempt. |
| lovesverb | (usually transitive, sometimes intransitive, stative) To have a strong affection for (someone or something). |
| resentsverb | (transitive) To feel resentment over; to consider as an affront. |
| dislikesverb | (transitive) To have a feeling of aversion or antipathy towards; not to like. |
| shunsverb | (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize. |
| likesverb | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. |
| admiresverb | (transitive) To regard with wonder and delight. |
| disgustsverb | To cause an intense dislike for something. |
| revilesverb | (ambitransitive) To attack (someone) with abusive language. |
| deridesverb | (transitive) To laugh at or mock (someone or something) harshly; to ridicule, to scorn. |
| ridiculesverb | (transitive) To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of. |
| prefersverb | (transitive) To be in the habit of choosing something rather than something else; to favor; to like better. |
| professesverb | (ambitransitive) To declare; to assert, affirm. |
| cravesverb | (ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for. |
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