Fondness
Fondness noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.
Usage example: my fondness for you will never fail
Hate
Hate noun - A very strong dislike.
Usage example: hate can sometimes be replaced with tolerance when people meet face to face
How words are described
| good | good fondness | good hate |
| notable | notable fondness | notable hate |
| special | special fondness | special hate |
| genuine | genuine fondness | genuine hate |
| Other adjectives: sheer, deep, strong, actual, real, massive, large, extreme, great, intense, personal, childlike, general, apparent, less, mutual, pathological, sadistic. | ||
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Hate and Fondness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fondness/hate
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