Adoration and Contempt

Adoration

Adoration noun - The act of admiring strongly.

Contempt is an antonym for adoration.

Nearby Words: adorable, adoring, adored, adoringly, adorer

Contempt

Contempt noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: my undying contempt for people who abuse animals

Adoration is an antonym for contempt.

How words are described

particular particular adoration particular contempt
similar similar adoration similar contempt
public public adoration public contempt
utter utter adoration utter contempt
Other adjectives: genuine, obvious, extreme, absolute, mutual, outright, earlier.

Both words in one sentence

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