Adoration and Execration

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Adoration noun - The act of admiring strongly.

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Execration is an antonym for adoration.

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

Execration noun - A very strong dislike.

Usage example: a cowardly betrayal that earned him the execration of all who had remained loyal to the cause

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Adoration is an antonym for execration.

Nearby Words: execrable, execrated, execrating

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