Antonyms for hates
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : heyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : heɪt |
Definition of hates
Origin :- Old English hatian "to hate," from Proto-Germanic *hatojanan (cf. Old Saxon haton, Old Norse hata, German hassen, Gothic hatan "to hate"), from PIE root *kad- "sorrow, hatred" (cf. Avestan sadra- "grief, sorrow, calamity," Greek kedos "care, trouble, sorrow," Welsh cas "pain, anger"). Related: Hated; hating. French haine (n.), hair (v.) are Germanic. Hate crime attested from 1988.
- noun extreme dislike
- verb dislike very strongly
- He hates to go, but he says it's his duty; the call is so loud.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
- An', well—I hates t' say it, but—well, they called her 'Walrus Liz.'
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- He hates the sight of her odious red wig as much now as we always did.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- It was the chance of a lifetime, especially to one who, like myself, hates heretics.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- It's sent as a warning to repent you of your sins, and it's howling because it hates to go back.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- Thomas hates to hurt anybody's feelings, and, even if he didn't want him, he'd hate to say so.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- "He hates to come, but he comes, nevertheless," thought the General.
- Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
- Everything belongs to him—the key, the door, and even the woman who hates him.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- I should think—because he hates that kind of thing on both sides.
- Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- That Earl just hates the sight of her—can't bear to look at her a minute.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
Synonyms for hates
- abhor
- abhorrence
- abominate
- abomination
- allergic to
- anathema
- anathematize
- animosity
- animus
- antagonism
- antipathy
- aversion
- be disgusted with
- be hostile to
- be loath
- be reluctant
- be repelled by
- be sick of
- be sorry
- bear a grudge against
- bête noire
- black beast
- bother
- bugbear
- can't stand
- contemn
- curse
- deprecate
- deride
- despise
- detest
- detestation
- disapprove
- disdain
- disfavor
- disgust
- disparage
- down on
- enmity
- execrate
- execration
- feel malice to
- frost
- grievance
- gripe
- hatred
- have an aversion to
- have enough of
- have no use for
- horror
- hostility
- ill will
- irritant
- loathe
- loathing
- look down on
- malevolence
- malignity
- mislike
- nasty look
- nauseate
- no love lost
- not care for
- nuisance
- object to
- objection
- odium
- pain
- rancor
- rankling
- recoil from
- repugnance
- repulsion
- resentment
- revenge
- revulsion
- scorn
- shudder at
- shun
- spit upon
- spite
- spurn
- trouble
- venom
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