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adjective

as in hated

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verb

past tense of dislike
1
as in despised
to feel dislike for the two dogs disliked each other the first time they met, and never did become friends

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2
as in criticized
to hold an unfavorable opinion of dislike the governor's heavy-handed way of pushing his agenda

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Recent Examples of disliked
Adjective
Finding a disliked celebrity with the offending crossed legs is optional. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026 Walmart, the second-cheapest option, was among the most disliked. — Eva Flowe may 29, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026 The British prime minister is only marginally less disliked by Britons, with his net favorability of minus 48 one of the worst since YouGov started tracking this metric in the 1970s. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026 The 1991 Gulf War was a stunning victory for the United States military, which has colored its assumptions about what conventional war—as opposed to counterinsurgency, a mission unwanted and disliked—should look like. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026 However, leaving for a rival as disliked as the Mets would undoubtedly leave a stain on his time with the Phillies. — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025 The Rats are some of the most widely disliked characters in Andrzej Sapkowski’s original novels. — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025 Either way, Cooper quickly became one of the most disliked men in New Jersey, which is saying something. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025 Some people might not want to contribute to the profits of a disliked company—at least without profiting from their own data themselves. — Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2020
Verb
That's the real story, not that a left-wing discredited expert disliked a Republican president who contradicted him. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 The team's true character, now perceived as aggrieved and disliked internationally, is fully exposed. — Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Consider the case of Wells Fargo , a stock with a price-to-earnings ratio of 12 that had a quarter that was roundly disliked by the analyst community, despite some perfunctory price target increases. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 20 July 2026 Belichick shrugged that off Friday, saying he was used to being disliked. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026 Not everyone, however, disliked the mother-of-two's homemaking show. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 15 July 2026 The book-club members roundly disliked it, indignant that the character was being driven mad by perimenopause, as if hormone-replacement therapy didn’t exist. — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 For all the prior cinematic depictions of storming bunkers and camaraderie under fire, Pressure offers us the quiet heroism of rational restraint in the figure of James Stagg, who weathered his inner storms and bore the courage to be disliked. — Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026 The first five floors were labeled S-A-L-E-M, and because the Grahams disliked alcohol, the hotel had no bar. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disliked
  1. hated
  2. criticized
  3. despised
  4. rejected
  5. denounced
Adjective
  • The left's most hated author — JK Rowling — has dropped the hammer on the disgusting things that took place at the Indiana Fever-Seattle Storm game earlier this week.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • Props to new president of basketball operations in Mike Gansey, who was not only able to pry the 2024 NBA Finals MVP from a hated rival, but also had the roster in a good enough position to land one of the greatest players in history.
    — Rob Peterson, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Definition of hated
Verb
  • David Wallack, owner of Mango’s Tropical Cafe on Ocean Drive, vociferously criticized Suarez’ plan as insufficient.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Malik Nabers criticized Harbaugh’s NFL Draft picks while his return from a serious knee injury remained a mystery.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of criticized
Adjective
  • The despised Colonel Protheroe is found dead in the vicarage study by Reverend Leonard Clement (Kit Harington).
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Smith had slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Academy Awards, and was suddenly one of the most despised actors in America.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of despised
Verb
  • Sherrill rejected that request Tuesday, calling it unsupported by law.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026
  • There were two outliers who rejected the idea that COVID was made in a lab and that the pandemic had resulted from a lab-leak.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of rejected
Verb
  • Dan Na Ambassagou, a militia group that fights against Fulanis, accusing them of harboring Islamist groups, was once embraced by the government but has now been denounced.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Democrats have overwhelmingly denounced the President’s efforts to affix his name and likeness onto government buildings, programs, and items.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of denounced

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