Synonyms for hateful
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Evoking a feeling of hatred.
Related words
- Word family
- hatefulness hate hatred
Example sentences
- disgusting What's the most disgusting food you've ever eaten?
- spiteful Fyodor’s mother is a spiteful woman who despises Rima.
- odious He couldn't have thought of a more odious way to humiliate her.
- detestable And therefore the Lord slew him, because he did a detestable thing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hateful | rising | |
| disgusting | rising | |
| spiteful | rising | |
| odious | steady | |
| detestable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ugly2, vile1
- 5 letters
- awful2, nasty2
- 6 letters
- odious3
- 7 letters
- hostile2, vicious2, heinous2
- 8 letters
- horrible3, spiteful2
- 9 letters
- offensive3, malicious3, obnoxious3, repulsive3, abhorrent3, repugnant3, loathsome2, execrable4
- 10 letters
- disgusting3, abominable5, malevolent4, detestable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ugly2 = 2 syllables).