Need another word that means the same as “abominate”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “abominate” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Abominate” are: abhor, execrate, loathe, hate, despise, regard with disgust, feel disgust for, feel repugnance towards, feel distaste for, shrink from, recoil from, shudder at, be unable to bear, be unable to abide, feel hostility to, feel aversion to, feel animosity to, find intolerable, dislike, disdain, have an aversion to
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “abominate” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| abhor | Find repugnant. He abhorred sexism in every form. |
| be unable to abide | Happen, occur, take place. |
| be unable to bear | Have an existence, be extant. |
| despise | Feel contempt or a deep repugnance for. He despises the people he has to work for. |
| disdain | Look down on with disdain. She remained standing pointedly disdaining his invitation to sit down. |
| dislike | Have or feel a dislike or distaste for. She disliked any kind of unnecessary rudeness. |
| execrate | Curse; swear. They were execrated as dangerous and corrupt. |
| feel animosity to | Undergo passive experience of. |
| feel aversion to | Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind. |
| feel disgust for | Perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles. |
| feel distaste for | Undergo passive experience of. |
| feel hostility to | Have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone’s behavior or attitude. |
| feel repugnance towards | Examine by touch. |
| find intolerable | Make a discovery. |
| hate | Have a strong aversion to (something. I hate Mexican food. |
| have an aversion to | Organize or be responsible for. |
| loathe | Feel intense dislike or disgust for. I loathe that man. |
| recoil from | Spring back; spring away from an impact. |
| regard with disgust | Look at attentively. |
| shrink from | Reduce in size; reduce physically. |
| shudder at | Tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement. |
| abhor | Find repugnant. She abhors cats. |
| abhorrence | Hate coupled with disgust. The thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence. |
| abhorrent | Inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant. An abhorrent deed. |
| abomination | A feeling of hatred. A Calvinist abomination of indulgence. |
| anathematize | Curse; condemn. He anathematized them as bloody scroungers. |
| animus | A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility. The reformist animus came from within the Party. |
| aversion | A feeling of intense dislike. My dog s pet aversion is visitors particularly males. |
| despite | Contemptuous disregard. The despite in which outsiders were held is legendary. |
| detest | Dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards. She really did detest his mockery. |
| detestation | Hate coupled with disgust. He is the detestation of the neighbourhood. |
| detested | Treated with contempt. |
| disfavor | An inclination to withhold approval from some person or group. He is in disfavor with the king. |
| dislike | Have or feel a dislike or distaste for. I know all his likes and dislikes. |
| execrate | Curse; swear. They were execrated as dangerous and corrupt. |
| execration | Hate coupled with disgust. |
| halfhearted | Feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm. A halfhearted effort. |
| hate | Used politely to express one’s regret or embarrassment at doing something. The boys hate each other. |
| hateful | Very unpleasant. A hateful thing to do. |
| loathe | Find repugnant. She loathed him on sight. |
| loathing | A feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred. The thought filled him with loathing. |
| misanthrope | Someone who dislikes people in general. Scrooge wasn t the mean spirited misanthrope most of us believe him to be. |
| misanthropic | Hating mankind in general. With his misanthropic outlook he was an ugly character. |
| misanthropy | A dislike of humankind. The streak of misanthropy in his nature. |
| nauseating | Causing or able to cause nausea. A nauseating smell. |
| odious | Extremely unpleasant; repulsive. Consequences odious to those you govern. |
| odium | Hate coupled with disgust. He incurred widespread odium for military failures and government corruption. |
| reluctance | (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance. A reluctance to commit himself. |
| reluctant | Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom. She seemed reluctant to answer. |
| repulsive | So extremely ugly as to be terrifying. The most repulsive character in recent novels. |
| unwilling | Not ready, eager, or prepared to do something. An unwilling smile. |
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