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not appreciate

VERB
dislike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abhor avoid condemn deplore despise detest disapprove loathe regret resent scorn shun
STRONG
abominate contemn disesteem disfavor eschew execrate mind
WEAK
antipathize be allergic to be averse to be turned off to bear malice toward disrelish grossed out on have hard feelings have no stomach for have no taste for look down on lose interest in make faces at not care for not endure not feel like not take kindly to object to shudder at
Antonyms
STRONGEST
admire adore approve be happy cherish face like love meet
VERB
mislike
Synonyms
WEAK
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 care for not endure not feel like not take kindly to object to regret resent scorn shudder at shun

Example Sentences

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I suspect his company would not appreciate hearing that statement.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

If one does not appreciate the nature and importance of the squabble, Freidenberg maintained, one cannot really grasp how totalitarianism poisons every moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Passengers may not appreciate the long airport security lines created by TSA staffing shortages, but there have been some benefits to investors in rental car and security companies.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Atkinson said Kwong "did recall a man coming to her door" but "did not appreciate that this was the tentacles reaching her from Hong Kong".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

I did not appreciate his air of connoisseurship.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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