Despise
Despise verb - To dislike strongly.
Usage example: I despise anchovies on pizza, and I refuse to eat them!
Disapprove of and despise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disapprove of" instead a verb "Despise".
Disapprove of
Disapprove of verb - To hold an unfavorable opinion of.
Despise and disapprove of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Despise" instead a verb "Disapprove of".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reject and despise
- reject and disapprove of
- depreciate and despise
- depreciate and disapprove of
- scorn and despise
- scorn and disapprove of
- condemn and despise
- condemn and disapprove of
- denounce and despise
- denounce and disapprove of
- disparage and despise
- disparage and disapprove of
- disapprove and despise
- disapprove and disapprove of
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Disapprove of and Despise. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/despise/disapprove_of
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