Synonyms for execration
Most common
loathing abomination abhorrence detestation ban curse blasphemy
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Loathing
loathing, abomination, abhorrence, detestation, horror, odium, aversion, antipathy
2. Curse
curse, ban, condemnation, anathema, denunciation, malediction, imprecation
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
An act or instance of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings of hatred; an imprecation; an expression of utter detestation.
- n. 2
That which is execrated; a detested thing.
Related words
- Word family
- execrate
Forms
- Plural
- execrations → loathings, abominations, abhorrences, detestations…
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Anathema, curse, execration, and imprecation are modes of invoking vengeance or retribution from a superhuman power upon the person against whom they are uttered.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- loathing I had taken a loathing to my gentleman at first sight.
- abomination This aspic of yours with fish is such an abomination.
- abhorrence I yield to no one in abhorrence of violence.
- ban Saudi Arabia will remove the ban on women driving.
- curse Don't curse or I'll wash your mouth out with soap.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| execration | steady | |
| loathing | rising | |
| abomination | rising | |
| abhorrence | steady | |
| detestation | steady | |
| ban | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ban1
- 5 letters
- curse1, odium
- 6 letters
- horror2
- 8 letters
- loathing2, aversion3, anathema4
- 9 letters
- blasphemy3, antipathy4
- 10 letters
- abhorrence3
- 11 letters
- abomination5, detestation, malediction, imprecation
- 12 letters
- condemnation4, denunciation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (horror2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- exécration