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Adjective
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Undesirable, not liked or favored
shunned
loathed
hated
scorned
derided
reviled
detested
unloved
disliked
unpopular
rejected
abhorred
unwanted
spurned
uncherished
unwelcome
unvalued
undesirable
unaccepted
disfavored
disesteemed
unliked
despicable
out of favourUK
out of favorUS
cold-shouldered
abhorrent
execrated
avoided
unappreciated
more ❯
“She despised the taste of broccoli and refused to eat it.”
Adjective
▲
Causing, or deserving of, hatred or contempt
abhorrent
disgusting
horrible
revolting
offensive
odious
loathsome
nasty
awful
repellent
abominable
repulsive
foul
dreadful
sickening
distasteful
repugnant
appalling
obnoxious
horrid
nauseating
detestable
hideous
horrendous
gross
shocking
despicable
nauseous
objectionable
execrable
obscene
contemptible
reprehensible
hateful
heinous
scandalous
noisome
noxious
repellant
rancid
ugly
evil
fulsome
horrifying
detested
hated
execrated
loathed
abominated
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Sleazy in manner or nature, not to be trusted
grubby
sleazy
disreputable
immoral
dishonourableUK
shady
vile
dishonest
despicable
degenerate
seedy
crooked
unsavouryUK
nasty
untrustworthy
dodgy
sordid
discreditable
unsavoryUS
dishonorableUS
disgraceful
shameful
contemptible
unseemly
shoddy
abhorrent
ignoble
sleazoid
unbecoming
undignified
sleazo
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have had a negative sentiment or lack of preference towards something
did not like
abhorred
detested
disfavored
disliked
loathed
disapproved of
had a dislike for
had a distaste for
had an aversion to
execrated
hated
abominated
scorned
disrelished
disdained
deplored
disfavoured
found intolerable
regarded with disgust
had no use for
frowned on
misliked
disapproved
objected to
recoiled from
looked down on
spurned
disesteemed
condemned
more ❯
“As work began on the three-volume biography, its writer began to despise his subject.”
Verb
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Past tense for to ignore or disregard contemptuously
scorned
flouted
shunned
disregarded
spurned
dissed
disdained
sniffed at
looked down on
derided
disrespected
hated
contemned
snubbed
rejected
sneered at
poured scorn on
held in contempt
scoffed at
treated with contempt
looked down upon
turned your nose up at
slighted
abhorred
belittled
misprized
mocked
scouted
undervalued
reviled
more ❯
“You must be unselfish and kind, even when you are strong enough to despise the wishes of your neighbors.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to speak about something or someone in a derisive or mocking way
scoffed
mocked
taunted
ridiculed
derided
jeered
scorned
gibed
sneered
teased
twitted
disdained
rallied
flouted
ragged
scouted
belittled
contemned
knocked
panned
discredited
rode
rid
ridden
reviled
dismissed
discounted
booed
laughed at
scoffed at
jeered at
sneered at
poked fun at
jibed at
made fun of
pooh-poohed
poked mullock at
made sport of
took the mickey
taken the mickey
slagged off
treated contemptuously
made a fool of
took the piss out of
taken the piss out of
fleered at
made light of
scouted at
showed contempt
shown contempt
dug at
more ❯
Verb
▲
Past tense for to insult or criticize someone or something
demeaned
discredited
cheapened
disgraced
dishonoredUS
dishonouredUK
disparaged
shamed
belittled
condescended
contemned
decried
derogated
detracted
humiliated
insulted
panned
scorned
deigned
demoralisedUK
demoralizedUS
dissed
bad-mouthed
poor-mouthed
put down
cast down
took down
taken down
knocked down
cut down to size
Verb
▲
Past tense for to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is
vilipended
denigrated
disparaged
belittled
decried
derogated
deprecated
depreciated
diminished
minimisedUK
minimizedUS
dismissed
discounted
dissed
trashed
misprized
bad-mouthed
ran down
run down
poor-mouthed
trash-talked
put down
played down
talked down
cried down
wrote off
written off
kissed off
dumped on
Verb
▲
Past tense for to disregard the rules or refuse to conform
defied
disobeyed
contravened
violated
flouted
broke
brake
broken
infringed
breached
disregarded
ignored
mocked
spurned
contemned
went against
gone against
rebelled against
refused to obey
kicked against
flew in the face of
flown in the face of
setted at naught
hurled defiance at
thumbed nose at
Verb
▲
Past tense for to disregard and treat as unworthy of serious consideration
dismissed
disregarded
discounted
rejected
spurned
forgot
forgat
forgotten
ignored
overlooked
repudiated
dispelled
banished
discarded
abandoned
denied
shelved
flouted
dropped
relegated
scouted
shrugged off
brushed off
laid aside
passed over
paid no attention to
glossed over
took no notice of
taken no notice of
thought no more of
wrote off
written off
kissed off
paid no heed to
put away
had done with
laughed away
put out of your mind
set aside
Verb
▲
Past tense for to show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone
rejected
spurned
rebuffed
shunned
blackballed
cut
ostracisedUK
ostracizedUS
snubbed
blacklisted
deserted
ignored
jilted
scorned
abjured
abnegated
discounted
disdained
dropped
excluded
excommunicated
forsook
forsaken
repelled
repulsed
disfellowshipped
disfellowshiped
disowned
unfollowed
unfriended
cast aside
cold-shouldered
shut out
cast out
cut off
broke with
broken with
cut dead
swore off
sworn off
binned off
froze out
frozen out
left off
put down
gave the cold shoulder
given the cold shoulder
had nothing to do with
gave a wide berth to
given a wide berth to
gave someone the brush-off
given someone the brush-off
gave someone the go-by
given someone the go-by
gave someone the push
given someone the push
gave the elbow
given the elbow
had nothing more to do with
left out in the cold
gave someone the air
given someone the air
gave someone the big E
given someone the big E
sent to Coventry
handed someone the frozen mitt
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