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Synonyms for dislike
dɪsˈlaɪkdis·like

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. dislikenoun

    Antonyms:
    like

  2. dislikeverb

    To displease; to offend. (In third-person only.)

    Antonyms:
    like

  3. dislikeverb

    Antonyms:
    like

English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. dislike

    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, abominate, despise, detest, hate, loathe, nauseate, scorn, shun

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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. disfavor, disfavour, dislike, disapprovalnoun

    an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

    Synonyms:
    disfavour, disapproval, disfavor

    Antonyms:
    liking, like

  2. dislikeverb

    a feeling of aversion or antipathy

    "my dislike of him was instinctive"

    Synonyms:
    disfavour, disapproval, disfavor

    Antonyms:
    liking, like

  3. dislikeverb

    have or feel a dislike or distaste for

    "I really dislike this salesman"

    Antonyms:
    liking, like

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hate

    i dislike bananas.

    Submitted by Jbmorrisii on April 20, 2020  

Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. dislikenoun

    Synonyms:
    disinclination, aversion, distaste, disrelish, antipathy, repugnance, displeasure, disgust

  2. dislikeverb

    Synonyms:
    disrelish, have an aversion to

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. dislikenoun

    Synonyms:
    aversion, antipathy, disrelish, disapproval, hatred, disaffection

  2. dislikeverb

    Synonyms:
    disapprove, disrelish, hate

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "dislike":

    aversion, antipathy, hate, abhorrence, displeasure

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#3527hate
#17397dislike
#29456aversion
#31276despise
#31524shun
#32649disapproval
#34727scorn
#48141displeasure
#49384loathe
#69016detest
#73795abhor
#78152antipathy
#103154abhorrence
#131547disfavor
#255157disfavour

How to use dislike in a sentence?

  1. Mexican American:

    I dislike the additional level of anxiety that's sort of randomly interjected into my life.

  2. Toni Morrison:

    I'm a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me.

  3. Robert Byrne:

    Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.

  4. Donald Trump:

    This November 6 election is very much a referendum on not only me, This November 6 election's a referendum on your religion, This November 6 election's a referendum on free speech and the First Amendment. It's a referendum on so much, it's not a question of like or dislike, it's a question that they will overturn everything that we've done and they will do it quickly and violently. And violently. There is violence. When you look at Antifa -- these are violent people.

  5. Patrick Murray:

    Part of the reason why people stayed at home (in 2016) was because they really didn't feel strongly that that either candidate was going to change their lives in any meaningful way, even if they liked disliked one candidate more than they dislike the other candidate. In this case, it is a clear decision between Trump and not Trump. And the vast majority of voters are strongly on one side of that line or the other.


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  • كرهArabic
  • антипа́тия, неприя́зън, [[не]] [[харе́свам]]Bulgarian
  • nemít rádCzech
  • ablehnen, UnbehagenGerman
  • malŝatiEsperanto
  • desagradar, [[no]] [[gustar]], aversiónSpanish
  • vastenmielisyys, inhoFinnish
  • [[ne]] [[pas]] [[aimer]], antipathieFrench
  • नफ़रत, नापसंद करनाHindi
  • ellenszenv, idegenkedés, idegenkedik, nem szeretHungarian
  • avversione, antipatia, [[non]] [[piacersi]]Italian
  • 嫌悪, 否む, 嫌い, 厭悪, 嫌うJapanese
  • 싫어하다, 미워하다Korean
  • odi, odioLatin
  • het land hebben aan, een hekel hebben aanDutch
  • [[não]] [[gostar]] [[de]], [[desgostar]] [[de]], não gosta, aversão, antipatiaPortuguese
  • antipatie, [[nu]]-i [[plăcea]], displăcea, aversiuneRomanian
  • неприя́знь, нелюбо́вь, [[не]] [[люби́ть]], невзлюби́ть, антипа́тияRussian
  • ogillaSwedish
  • வெறுப்புTamil
  • అయిష్టము, అయిష్టతTelugu
  • ไม่ชอบThai
  • ناپسند کرناUrdu
  • ghét, [[không]] [[ưa]], [[không]] [[thích]]Vietnamese

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