DETESTING Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

detesting

verb

present participle of detest

as in hating

to dislike strongly I detest pepperoni, and wouldn't eat it if you paid me!

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Recent Examples of detesting Sunday, albeit indirectly, Tampa Bay played a role in Florida acquiring Brady Tkachuk from Ottawa, reuniting him with younger brother Matthew to form a pairing Lightning fans will be detesting for at least the next two seasons. — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2026

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The actors will soon slip into their 1967 costumes as the impoverished Greasers and the privileged Socs — and spend the next two hours hating each other onstage.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Welcome to a Monday Nightcaps — the one where Sophie Cunningham turns her attention to Missouri football and wears a hat that sends a simple, yet blunt message to the woman-hating WNBA girls.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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