What are some opposite words for hate ? This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term hate . English Synonyms and Antonyms Rate these synonyms: 4.0 / 1 vote hate 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. Antonyms: admire , approve , covet , crave , desire , enjoy , esteem , esteem , like , love , relish Synonyms: abhor , abominate , despise , detest , dislike , loathe , nauseate , scorn , shun 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. Antonyms: admire , approve , covet , crave , desire , enjoy , esteem , esteem , like , love , relish Synonyms: abhor , abominate , despise , detest , dislike , loathe , nauseate , scorn , shun Matched Categories Princeton's WordNet Rate these antonyms: 5.0 / 1 vote hate, hatred verb the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action Antonyms: love Synonyms: hatred hate, hatred verb the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action Synonyms: hatred hate, detest verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" Antonyms: love Synonyms: detest hate, detest verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" Synonyms: detest Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words Rate these synonyms: 0.0 / 0 votes hate verb Synonyms: dislike , detest , abhor , despise , abominate , loathe , execrate Synonyms: dislike , detest , abhor , despise , abominate , loathe , execrate How to use hate in a sentence? Charles Caleb Colton : We hate some persons because we do not know them; and we will not know them because we hate them. Charles Caleb Colton : We hate some persons because we do not know them; and we will not know them because we hate them. Paul Ritchey : No matter how much success you have, there will always be people who hate themselves so much that they'll gladly project that hate onto you. No matter how much success you have, there will always be people who hate themselves so much that they'll gladly project that hate onto you. Michael Pfleger : If you would have heard and seen the stuff sent and spoken to me over this last week, i was shocked -- and I have gotten a lot of hate in my life. People have told me that they will destroy me. Michael Pfleger : If you would have heard and seen the stuff sent and spoken to me over this last week, i was shocked -- and I have gotten a lot of hate in my life. People have told me that they will destroy me. Dianna Finisecy : I'd hate to go out after 50 years and have that monkey on my back. Dianna Finisecy : I'd hate to go out after 50 years and have that monkey on my back. George Bernard Shaw : It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him. George Bernard Shaw : It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him. How to pronounce hate? How to say hate in sign language? 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