DISLIKED Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in hated

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verb

past tense of dislike

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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as in criticized

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

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But the irony of naming an airport after someone who so deeply disliked flying? — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026 This sense of threat can trigger authoritarian tendencies, including support for taking away civil liberties like the ability to give public speeches or run for political office from disliked others. — Paul Djupe, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 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

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In 2014, Rosie O’Donnell briefly returned after seven years away, but, according to Setoodeh, she was widely disliked by many at the network. — Brock Colyar, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 These small transgressions added up to a sense of ourselves as special, exempt from the rules—but also disliked, distrusted, untrustworthy, apart. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 However, the restrictive PVs were greatly disliked by the population. — Chinatsu Tsuji, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026 At minimum, this will be a turning point for you in terms of your willingness to be disliked, or to stand for something bigger than yourself (and deal with the projection this entails). — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026 The British series had been running for an impressive 22 years, with several different producers taking turns to steer it, but the latest BBC management disliked it. — Neil Oseman, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Also, who exactly was mysterious creative adviser and new-ending generator Rospo Pallenberg, besides being roundly disliked? — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Element had a deal to merge with Solstice Advanced Materials , but both shareholder bases disliked the idea, so the companies terminated it last week. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 Previous-generation Outbacks were functional but had an unfortunate tendency to look as though their infotainment system had been installed by somebody who strongly disliked both computers and human beings. — New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disliked

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The bull market of the early 2010s was called the most hated rally in history.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of hated

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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

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Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray said in a statement the paper was relieved that Levine received medical care and is safe, but denounced the violence against her.

— Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
Press freedom groups and opposition parties, however, denounced the move against Halk TV, calling it yet another step by the government to silence opposition voices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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