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Antonyms for detestable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-tes-tuh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈtɛs tə bəl



Definition of detestable

Origin :
  • early 15c., from Middle French détestable (14c.), from Latin detestabilis "execrable, abominable," from detestari (see detest). Related: Detestably.
  • adj loathsome, abominable
Example sentences :
  • I am of opinion that pumping a leaky ship is the most detestable work in the world.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The man must have been a detestable hypocrite, I think, had he not shown his vexation.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • Kill me if thou wilt, detestable Huron; I will go no further.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The rest of this detestable thought was expressed by a hideous smile.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
  • She was blameless, of course, but he was detestable beyond all count.
  • Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
  • Wretch that I was to harbour that detestable idea for a moment!
  • Extract from : « The Tenant of Wildfell Hall » by Anne Bronte
  • No; these telegraph poles are ugly and detestable, they are inhuman and indecent.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • They are a detestable persecution when a minority promotes them.
  • Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford
  • Above the general din he heard the detestable voice of the turnkey.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • The drug is not always an evil, but the doctor is detestable.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for detestable

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