abominate
3 synonyms and 5 antonyms for abominate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To hate something intensely, with strong disgust.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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Etymology
First recorded in 1644. It may be a back-formation from abomination, or alternatively may come from Late Latin abōminātus, the past participle of abōminarī ("to deprecate as an ill omen"), made up of ab and ominari ("to forebode, presage"), from omen.
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