Deify and Detest

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Deify verb - To love or admire too much.

Usage example: materialistic people who deify money

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Detest is an antonym for deify.

Nearby Words: deification, deity, deified, deifying

Detest verb - To dislike strongly.

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Deify is an antonym for detest.

deify character

detest character

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Detest and Deify. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deify/detest

Deify & Detest. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deify/detest>.

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