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she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!
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Recent Examples of hated
R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Chicago had just beaten the Green Bay Packers, its hated rival, in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs — the Bears’ first playoff win in 15 years.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
This is a hated stock that has taken unwarranted hits .
—Paulina Likos,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Fisher, who is now perhaps the most hated man in Northern California, has been enthusiastically received by officials in Nevada, where the project has moved at a rapid clip.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
When the school’s athletic director winds up dead after a heated confrontation with Peyton, the campus gleefully blames the most hated woman in college basketball.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The Mountaineers impressively bounced back, however, defeating hated rival Pitt 31-24 in overtime.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Jerry pulled a Nico Harrison on Thursday by dealing his All-Pro player to a hated rival in exchange for a good player, and draft picks.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Even all of us people who hated the evil empire of Brady-Bill Belichick can’t help but secretly respect this version of the Patriots.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Staples were hated for so long, and this quick change in sentiment for this dependable but lower growth group prompted us on Wednesday to downgrade Procter & Gamble to our hold-equivalent 2 rating .
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Mountain Climbers Mountain climbers are an exercise that is both loved and hated.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
In other words, the drone footage of Daniel searching could match cut with what was being filmed on the boat and in the river, rather than moving outside the unfolding of dramatic events to establish the world and tone, which was exactly what Marczak hated.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2026
This government has been hated since its formation.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Most major tech firms hated the bill, catching the Governor between California’s two most prominent industries.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
We should all be so hated by Hollywood!
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The Cowboys get one over on the hated Steelers.
—R.j. Coyle, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
Chicago had just beaten the Green Bay Packers, its hated rival, in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs — the Bears’ first playoff win in 15 years.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
This is a hated stock that has taken unwarranted hits .
—Paulina Likos,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Fisher, who is now perhaps the most hated man in Northern California, has been enthusiastically received by officials in Nevada, where the project has moved at a rapid clip.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
When the school’s athletic director winds up dead after a heated confrontation with Peyton, the campus gleefully blames the most hated woman in college basketball.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
The Mountaineers impressively bounced back, however, defeating hated rival Pitt 31-24 in overtime.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Jerry pulled a Nico Harrison on Thursday by dealing his All-Pro player to a hated rival in exchange for a good player, and draft picks.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
Her daughter hated when people talked about others behind their backs.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Even all of us people who hated the evil empire of Brady-Bill Belichick can’t help but secretly respect this version of the Patriots.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Staples were hated for so long, and this quick change in sentiment for this dependable but lower growth group prompted us on Wednesday to downgrade Procter & Gamble to our hold-equivalent 2 rating .
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
Mountain Climbers Mountain climbers are an exercise that is both loved and hated.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
In other words, the drone footage of Daniel searching could match cut with what was being filmed on the boat and in the river, rather than moving outside the unfolding of dramatic events to establish the world and tone, which was exactly what Marczak hated.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Feb. 2026
This government has been hated since its formation.
—Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
Most major tech firms hated the bill, catching the Governor between California’s two most prominent industries.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
We should all be so hated by Hollywood!
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hated
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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
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The Rats are some of the most widely disliked characters in Andrzej Sapkowski’s original novels.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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According to the lawyers, Ballard set up a meeting between Gorrin and then-Vice President Mike Pence in 2017 at a political event in Doral with members of the Venezuelan diaspora, who despised Maduro.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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An unofficial list provided by the Rhode Island Invasive Species Council includes a number of aggressive plants that are widely despised by gardeners, such as Norway maple, Oriental bittersweet, Tree of Heaven, autumn olive, garlic mustard and Japanese knotweed.—
Antonia Noori Farzan,
The Providence Journal,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Hated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hated. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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