Synonyms for detestation
- noun
Most common
All synonyms
Noun
loathing, abhorrence, odium, hatred, antipathy, disgust, horror, aversion, hate, execration, repugnance, dislike, repulsion, abomination dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Hate coupled with disgust; abhorrence.
Forms
- Plural
- detestations → loathings, abhorrences, odiums, hatreds…
Example sentences
- hatred Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world.
- loathing I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight.
- abhorrence I yield to no one in abhorrence of violence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| detestation | steady | |
| hatred | rising | |
| loathing | rising | |
| abhorrence | steady | |
| odium | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hate1
- 5 letters
- odium
- 6 letters
- horror2, hatred2
- 7 letters
- dislike2, disgust2
- 8 letters
- loathing2, aversion3
- 9 letters
- antipathy4, repulsion
- 10 letters
- abhorrence3, repugnance, execration
- 11 letters
- abomination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (horror2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
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