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most hated

ADJECTIVE

despised

Synonyms

STRONG

abhorred abominated anathematized avoided condemned cursed detested disliked execrated loathed shunned

WEAK

offensive undesirable unpopular

Example Sentences

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“This is all the makings of the most hated V-shaped rally again,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

They’ve endured a dismal loss to their most hated rival, the disappearance of their running game, and a quarterback with a broken thumb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

How did America’s most hated tree become beloved?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Patrick Reed, once labelled "the most hated man in golf", opened up Friday about the toll taken on his family by allegations of cheating that have dogged his career.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

For this he is branded a turncoat, within two years of the end of the war is being referred to by Southern newspapers as “the most hated man in the South.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara