Hate
Hate verb - To dislike strongly.
Long for
Long for verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
Usage example: I long for the day when cancer is but a distant and unpleasant memory
Hate is an antonym for long for in topics: love, adore, desire strongly, desire intensely, be sad over loss.
Both terms in one sentence
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When, after many adventures, Li Po finally finds them, he finds that the Silkspinners' only resource is silk, and they have grown to hate it and long for other treasures.
Source: Worthless Yellow Rocks - The single version of Marilyn Manson's song "The Beautiful People" has the rather awkward line "There's no time to discriminate/Hate every mother hater that's in your way." Almost makes you long for a melonfarmer.
Source: Bowdlerise / Music
Cite this Source
Long for and Hate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hate/long_for
Hate & Long for. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hate/long_for>.
Long for or Hate. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hate/long_for.
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