Detestation and Dear

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Detestation noun - Something or someone that is hated.

Usage example: the family's pickiest eater is quite vehement in expressing his feelings about boiled cabbage, a particular detestation of his

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Dear is an antonym for detestation.

Nearby Words: detestable, detested, detesting

Dear noun - A person with whom one is in love.

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Detestation is an antonym for dear.

Nearby Words: dearly, deary, dearie

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