ABHORRED Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

abhorred 1 of 2

adjective

as in despised

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abhorred

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verb

past tense of abhor

as in hated

to dislike strongly abhors the way people leave their trash at the picnic sites in the park

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Then there’s Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive backed by Hasan Piker, abhorred by AIPAC, and leading the polls. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026 But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility. — Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 In Millard’s telling, Garfield truly was a potential successor to Lincoln, a great orator and sturdy Midwesterner who abhorred slavery and spoke to the country’s highest ideals. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025 In his brilliant book A Little Devil in America, Hanif Abdurraqib examines how Black performance is woven into the fabric of American life and culture—adored, abhorred, exploited, commodified, appropriated. — Lauren Morrow september 9, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025

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Adjective

The despised Colonel Protheroe is found dead in the vicarage study by Reverend Leonard Clement (Kit Harington).

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026
Smith had slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Academy Awards, and was suddenly one of the most despised actors in America.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of despised

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This is the political bedrock of that, and people are just tired of the massive Hindu-Muslim-who-is-to-be-hated sentiment.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
The guy who hated selling himself turned out to be very good at helping sell everyone else.

— JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of hated

Adjective

This sense of threat can trigger authoritarian tendencies, including support for taking away civil liberties like the ability to give public speeches or run for political office from disliked others.

— Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Finding a disliked celebrity with the offending crossed legs is optional.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026

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