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loathe
The word “loathe” has 1 syllable: loathe
It's pronounced as /loʊð/
What is synonym and antonym for loathe?
In the thesaurus, “loathe” has 26 synonyms and 24 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for loathe along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for loathe
- abhor
- abominate
- be allergic to
- be down on
- decline
- deplore
- deprecate
- despise
- detest
- disapprove (of)
- discountenance
- disdain
- disfavor
- execrate
- feel repugnance
- find disgusting
- hate
- have aversion to
- have it in for
- have no use for
- refuse
- reject
- repudiate
- revolt
- scorn
- spurn
Antonyms for loathe
- accept
- admire
- adore
- allow
- approve
- approve (of)
- cherish
- desire
- enjoy
- esteem
- fancy
- favor
- hallow
- idolize
- like
- love
- prefer
- prize
- relish
- revere
- sanction
- treasure
- venerate
- worship
Meanings of loathe
- verb
- To hate someone or something very much; to feel intense dislike or disgust toward someone or something.
Example Sentences
- I loathe waking up early on weekends.
- She loathes people who tell lies.
- They loathe the idea of moving to another city.
- He loathes doing household chores.
- I absolutely loathe the taste of bitter medicine.
On this page you'll find 50 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to loathe, such as: abhor, abominate, accept, admire, adore, allow, approve.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
abhor
- abominate
- be allergic to
- be down on
- be grossed out by
- deplore
- deprecate
- despise
- detest
- discountenance
- disdain
- disfavor
- execrate
- hate
- have it in for
- have no use for
- loathe
- scorn
abhorring
- abominate
- abominating
- be allergic to
- be down on
- be grossed out by
- deploring
- deprecating
- despise
- despising
- detest
- detesting
- discountenancing
- disdaining
- disfavoring
- execrating
- hate
- hating
- have no use for
- having it in for
- loathe
- loathing
- scorn
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- particle
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- profound
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- punish
- pure
- purely
- radically
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- rank
- rap
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- real
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- regular
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- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobate
- reprove
- resolve
- revile
- right
- roaring
- roaringly
- rule
- scold
- scrap
- scruple
- semblance
- sentence
- seriously
- severely
- shade
- shadow
- sheer
- shred
- significantly
- simple
- skosh
- slam
- smidge
- smidgen
- smidgeon
- smidgin
- snap
- so
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- sorely
- spanking
- specially
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- spot
- sprinkling
- squat
- staggeringly
- stark
- stinking
- stone
- straight-out
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- superlative
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- syllable
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vacillating
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- pondering
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- pussyfooting
- questioning
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- shifting
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- wobbling
- wobbly