Despised and Idolized

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Despised adjective - Treated with contempt.

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Idolized is an antonym for despised.

Nearby Word: despising

Idolized adjective - Regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god).

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Despised is an antonym for idolized.

Nearby Words: idolised, idolizing

He not only pressured his girlfriend into swearing off meat, but he idolized herbivorous dinosaurs and despised the carnivores to a degree that seems idiotic in a science student.

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