Despised
Despised adjective - Treated with contempt.
Highly regarded is an antonym for despised.
Nearby Word: despising
Highly regarded
Both terms in one sentence
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In Dostoyevsky's Demons, both Stavrogin and Petr Stepanovic are highly regarded by the whole town, with the exception of a handful of characters who are either despised by everybody (Satov, Stepan Trofimovic) or too insane/lunatic to care (Kirillov).
Source: Villain with Good Publicity
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