Execration and Relish

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Execration noun - A very strong dislike.

Usage example: a cowardly betrayal that earned him the execration of all who had remained loyal to the cause

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Relish is an antonym for execration.

Nearby Words: execrable, execrated, execrating

Relish noun - Positive regard for something.

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Execration is an antonym for relish.

Nearby Words: relished, relishing

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