Thesaurus / detest
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In 1998, Hodges re-emerged practically from the ether with Croupier, in which Clive Owen gives a sterling performance as a coolly ambitious aspiring writer who, in order to make a living, returns to a line of work he both detests and excels at.
THE 19 MOST UNDERRATED MOVIES ON NETFLIXSTEPHANIE ZACHAREKOCTOBER 26, 2021TIMEShanghai’s detested social life was forgotten, as were the constant pressures to conform to etiquette, the responsibilities of clandestine activities, and the unnecessary worries about my son … I was no longer afraid.’
THE MOM WHO STOLE THE BLUEPRINTS FOR THE ATOMIC BOMB (THE FREAKONOMICS RADIO BOOK CLUB EP. 11)SARAH LYALLSEPTEMBER 25, 2021FREAKONOMICSShe said she was undaunted and in fact eager to repair the reputation of a much-detested agency essential to the country’s operation.
MARGARET RICHARDSON, IRS COMMISSIONER DURING CLINTON’S FIRST TERM, DIES AT 78ADAM BERNSTEINJULY 13, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIf you detest vegetables and love fruit, you may wonder if you can get your five daily servings from fruit alone.
WHICH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DON’T COUNT TOWARD YOUR ‘5 A DAY’? NEW STUDY HAS ANSWERS.CARA ROSENBLOOMMARCH 18, 2021WASHINGTON POSTDesigners detest knobs and buttons cluttering their sleek dashboards.
FORD’S ELECTRIC MUSTANG MACH-E IS AN IMPORTANT LEAP INTO THE FUTUREDAN CARNEYFEBRUARY 12, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEHe can desire and wish only what he judges advantageous for himself; he can not love pain nor detest pleasure.
SUPERSTITION IN ALL AGES (1732)JEAN MESLIERAnd as men of learning are conservative in their sympathies, so they generally are fond of peace and detest war.
BEACON LIGHTS OF HISTORY, VOLUME IJOHN LORDThey pay their addresses to the same mistress; but they cordially detest each other.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLANThe leaders mutually despise and detest one another, and universally endeavour to deceive and supplant each other.
DEVIL-WORSHIP IN FRANCEARTHUR EDWARD WAITE"I detest this voyage to Naples," he wrote to St. Vincent, two days before reaching the port.
THE LIFE OF NELSON, VOL. I (OF 2)A. T. (ALFRED THAYER) MAHANWORDS RELATED TO DETEST
- abhor
- abominate
- allergic to
- anathematize
- be disgusted with
- be hostile to
- be loath
- be reluctant
- be repelled by
- be sick of
- be sorry
- bear a grudge against
- can't stand
- contemn
- curse
- deprecate
- deride
- despise
- detest
- disapprove
- disdain
- disfavor
- disparage
- down on
- execrate
- feel malice to
- have an aversion to
- have enough of
- have no use for
- loathe
- look down on
- nauseate
- not care for
- object to
- recoil from
- scorn
- shudder at
- shun
- spit upon
- spurn
- abhors
- abominates
- allergic to
- anathematizes
- be disgusts with
- be repels by
- bears a grudge against
- can't stands
- contemns
- curses
- deprecates
- derides
- despises
- detests
- disapproves
- disdains
- disfavors
- disparages
- down on
- execrates
- feels malice to
- has an aversion to
- has enough of
- has no use for
- is hostile to
- is loath
- is reluctant
- is sick of
- is sorry
- loathes
- looks down on
- nauseates
- not cares for
- objects to
- recoil from
- scorns
- shudder at
- shuns
- spits upon
- spurns
- abhor
- abominate
- antipathize
- avoid
- be allergic to
- be averse to
- be turned off to
- bear malice toward
- condemn
- contemn
- deplore
- despise
- detest
- disapprove
- disesteem
- disfavor
- disrelish
- eschew
- execrate
- grossed out on
- have hard feelings
- have no stomach for
- have no taste for
- have no use for
- loathe
- look down on
- lose interest in
- make faces at
- mind
- not appreciate
- not care for
- not endure
- not feel like
- not take kindly to
- object to
- regret
- resent
- scorn
- shudder at
- shun
- affront
- brush aside
- brush off
- condemn
- depreciate
- despise
- detest
- discount
- disdain
- dismiss
- disregard
- have nothing to do with
- ignore
- keep at arm's length
- keep one's distance
- laugh off
- let go
- live with
- make light of
- not care for
- overlook
- pass by
- pass over
- pass up
- pay no attention to
- pay no mind
- pretermit
- rebuff
- reject
- scant
- scorn
- shrug off
- slight
- slur
- spurn
- tune out
- underestimate
- affronts
- brushes aside
- brushes off
- condemns
- depreciates
- despises
- detests
- discounts
- disdains
- dismisses
- disregards
- has nothing to does with
- ignores
- keeps at arm's length
- keeps one's distance
- laughs off
- let goes
- lives with
- makes light of
- not cares for
- overlooks
- passes by
- passes over
- passes up
- pays no attention to
- pays no mind
- pretermits
- rebuffs
- rejects
- scants
- scorns
- shrug off
- slights
- slurs
- spurns
- tunes out
- underestimates
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