Detest
Detest verb - To dislike strongly.
Usage example: I detest pepperoni, and wouldn't eat it if you paid me!
Disapprove of and detest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disapprove of" instead a verb "Detest".
Disapprove of
Disapprove of verb - To hold an unfavorable opinion of.
Detest and disapprove of are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detest" instead a verb "Disapprove of".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- reject and detest
- reject and disapprove of
- scorn and detest
- scorn and disapprove of
- condemn and detest
- condemn and disapprove of
- despise and detest
- despise and disapprove of
- censure and detest
- censure and disapprove of
- denounce and detest
- denounce and disapprove of
- deprecate and detest
- deprecate and disapprove of
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Disapprove of and Detest. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/detest/disapprove_of
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Disapprove of or Detest. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/detest/disapprove_of.
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