Synonyms for abominate
əˈbɒm əˌneɪtabom·i·nate

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abominateadjective

   Abominable; detested

   Synonyms:
   detest, loathe, abhor, hate

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. abominate

   Abhor is stronger than despise, implying a shuddering recoil, especially a moral recoil. "How many shun evil as inconvenient who do not abhor it as hateful." Trench Serm. in Westm. Abbey xxvi, 297. [Murray's "New English Dictionary"] Detest expresses indignation, with something of contempt. Loathe implies disgust, physical or moral. We abhor a traitor, despise a coward, detest a liar. We dislike an uncivil person. We abhor cruelty, hate tyranny. We loathe a reptile or a flatterer. We abhor Milton's heroic Satan, but we can not despise him.

   Synonyms:
   abhor, despise, detest, dislike, hate, loathe, nauseate, scorn, shun

   Antonyms:
   admire, approve, covet, crave, desire, enjoy, esteem, esteem, like, love, relish

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abominate

   Synonyms:
   abhor, loathe, detest, execrate, hate

   Antonyms:
   desire, like, long for, love

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abhor, loathe, abominate, execrateverb

   find repugnant

   "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats"

   Synonyms:
   accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemize, abhor, execrate, loathe, comminate, anathemise

Matched Categories

1. • Hate

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. detesverb

   the abominate is the same as abhor, so both could have the same synonyms.

   he detests his parents for no reason

   Submitted by M.Danishiqbal on July 16, 2021  

2. philostorgy

   dislike

   some children abominate their parents for their selfish reasons

   Submitted by fredieskm on March 30, 2020  

3. philostorgy

   philostorgie means parental love for their children and abominate means disliking.

   some children, for their selfish reasons, abominate their parents.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. abominateverb

   Synonyms:
   abhor, detest, execrate, hate, loathe, nauseate, shrink from, recoil from, shudder at, view with horror

How to pronounce abominate?

How to say abominate in sign language?

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1515","1"],["1581","1"],["1638","3"],["1656","6"],["1660","1"],["1661","1"],["1667","1"],["1668","2"],["1670","4"],["1672","1"],["1673","2"],["1674","1"],["1675","8"],["1676","2"],["1677","2"],["1679","1"],["1680","3"],["1681","3"],["1683","6"],["1684","1"],["1685","4"],["1686","3"],["1688","2"],["1689","3"],["1690","1"],["1691","1"],["1694","3"],["1695","4"],["1696","2"],["1698","6"],["1699","3"],["1700","1"],["1702","1"],["1703","3"],["1704","11"],["1705","4"],["1706","1"],["1707","5"],["1708","5"],["1709","3"],["1710","5"],["1711","8"],["1712","2"],["1713","1"],["1714","7"],["1715","8"],["1716","11"],["1717","6"],["1718","4"],["1719","4"],["1720","6"],["1721","15"],["1722","9"],["1723","7"],["1724","3"],["1725","2"],["1726","16"],["1727","9"],["1728","4"],["1729","10"],["1730","7"],["1731","12"],["1732","13"],["1733","5"],["1734","7"],["1735","9"],["1736","3"],["1737","11"],["1738","6"],["1739","7"],["1740","1"],["1741","6"],["1742","8"],["1743","7"],["1744","6"],["1745","1"],["1746","3"],["1747","8"],["1748","17"],["1749","4"],["1750","8"],["1751","11"],["1752","3"],["1753","12"],["1754","12"],["1755","15"],["1756","1"],["1757","6"],["1758","2"],["1759","16"],["1760","5"],["1761","4"],["1762","3"],["1763","7"],["1764","4"],["1765","5"],["1766","9"],["1767","13"],["1768","11"],["1769","5"],["1770","8"],["1771","4"],["1772","18"],["1773","8"],["1774","10"],["1775","1"],["1776","10"],["1777","6"],["1778","2"],["1779","3"],["1780","8"],["1781","3"],["1782","6"],["1783","5"],["1784","14"],["1785","4"],["1786","3"],["1787","1"],["1788","8"],["1789","6"],["1790","8"],["1791","22"],["1792","18"],["1793","13"],["1794","12"],["1795","29"],["1796","14"],["1797","17"],["1798","16"],["1799","11"],["1800","9"],["1801","40"],["1802","27"],["1803","24"],["1804","32"],["1805","19"],["1806","42"],["1807","31"],["1808","39"],["1809","39"],["1810","42"],["1811","57"],["1812","68"],["1813","52"],["1814","56"],["1815","34"],["1816","53"],["1817","68"],["1818","63"],["1819","66"],["1820","60"],["1821","63"],["1822","113"],["1823","75"],["1824","120"],["1825","75"],["1826","114"],["1827","89"],["1828","37"],["1829","49"],["1830","86"],["1831","68"],["1832","74"],["1833","130"],["1834","53"],["1835","72"],["1836","82"],["1837","91"],["1838","94"],["1839","139"],["1840","118"],["1841","112"],["1842","108"],["1843","109"],["1844","133"],["1845","152"],["1846","162"],["1847","91"],["1848","126"],["1849","96"],["1850","129"],["1851","152"],["1852","140"],["1853","121"],["1854","150"],["1855","100"],["1856","136"],["1857","145"],["1858","57"],["1859","139"],["1860","86"],["1861","80"],["1862","85"],["1863","104"],["1864","77"],["1865","90"],["1866","92"],["1867","72"],["1868","97"],["1869","88"],["1870","91"],["1871","164"],["1872","91"],["1873","102"],["1874","134"],["1875","111"],["1876","169"],["1877","120"],["1878","88"],["1879","73"],["1880","135"],["1881","112"],["1882","141"],["1883","157"],["1884","124"],["1885","105"],["1886","135"],["1887","120"],["1888","83"],["1889","147"],["1890","113"],["1891","142"],["1892","146"],["1893","143"],["1894","98"],["1895","128"],["1896","113"],["1897","166"],["1898","157"],["1899","172"],["1900","209"],["1901","218"],["1902","179"],["1903","201"],["1904","232"],["1905","196"],["1906","265"],["1907","123"],["1908","126"],["1909","162"],["1910","170"],["1911","200"],["1912","174"],["1913","157"],["1914","169"],["1915","129"],["1916","105"],["1917","170"],["1918","103"],["1919","104"],["1920","148"],["1921","108"],["1922","157"],["1923","161"],["1924","136"],["1925","173"],["1926","90"],["1927","186"],["1928","146"],["1929","124"],["1930","132"],["1931","109"],["1932","110"],["1933","81"],["1934","163"],["1935","144"],["1936","122"],["1937","124"],["1938","138"],["1939","146"],["1940","132"],["1941","79"],["1942","101"],["1943","61"],["1944","84"],["1945","62"],["1946","103"],["1947","146"],["1948","108"],["1949","190"],["1950","172"],["1951","119"],["1952","112"],["1953","119"],["1954","127"],["1955","126"],["1956","150"],["1957","164"],["1958","115"],["1959","184"],["1960","185"],["1961","238"],["1962","219"],["1963","246"],["1964","176"],["1965","266"],["1966","287"],["1967","247"],["1968","260"],["1969","305"],["1970","336"],["1971","291"],["1972","264"],["1973","208"],["1974","222"],["1975","200"],["1976","199"],["1977","157"],["1978","178"],["1979","144"],["1980","196"],["1981","172"],["1982","193"],["1983","181"],["1984","228"],["1985","178"],["1986","207"],["1987","265"],["1988","261"],["1989","262"],["1990","234"],["1991","231"],["1992","321"],["1993","264"],["1994","263"],["1995","271"],["1996","294"],["1997","302"],["1998","279"],["1999","324"],["2000","290"],["2001","352"],["2002","338"],["2003","546"],["2004","669"],["2005","475"],["2006","755"],["2007","868"],["2008","1670"]]

Words popularity by usage frequency