as in despising
to dislike strongly
she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!
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Recent Examples of hating
Being mad at the rich or hating the rich is not a crime.
—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
The America 250-hating libs are SEETHING today.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Squidward's entire existence is a joke about hating your job, and that's not exactly preschool material.
—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
6 June 2026
Perpetrators of this attack weren’t born hating Muslims.
—
Zainab Chaudry,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2026
There’s some really funny stuff in the script about Diamond hating Waymo and TikTok.
—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?
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Marlow Stern,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Our worst instincts as a society is manipulated from above — hating each other.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Not to mention the mental energy spent hating someone.
—
Dr. Howard Tucker,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
The America 250-hating libs are SEETHING today.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
Squidward's entire existence is a joke about hating your job, and that's not exactly preschool material.
—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
6 June 2026
Perpetrators of this attack weren’t born hating Muslims.
—
Zainab Chaudry,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2026
There’s some really funny stuff in the script about Diamond hating Waymo and TikTok.
—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
How is that any different from hating someone for their political views?
—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Our worst instincts as a society is manipulated from above — hating each other.
—
Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Not to mention the mental energy spent hating someone.
—
Dr. Howard Tucker,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hating
despising
Verb
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In a classic enemies-to-lovers plot, Sully and Helen go from despising one another to falling head over heels.
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Haney reminded jurors that despising the rich isn’t a crime, much less an abnormal opinion.
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“Hating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hating. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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