Execration and Veneration
Opposite meaning words
Execration
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
Veneration is an antonym for execration.
Veneration
Veneration noun - A feeling of profound respect for someone or something.
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Synonyms for Veneration
Execration is an antonym for veneration.
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Veneration and Execration. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/execration/veneration
Execration & Veneration. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/execration/veneration>.
Veneration or Execration. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/execration/veneration.
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