Hate and Need

Opposite meaning words

Hate verb - To dislike strongly.

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Need is an antonym for hate.

Nearby Words: hateful, hated, hating, hatefully, hater

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

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Hate is an antonym for need in want something topic.

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

emotional	emotional hate	emotional need
burning	burning hate	burning need
human	human hate	human need
old	old hate	old need
Other adjectives: good, special, long, true, genuine, sheer, deep, strong, actual, real, great, intense, serious, inherent, personal, apparent, less, overwhelming, last.

love	hate love	need love
character	hate character	need character
man	hate man	need man
people	hate people	need people
Other words: kind, men, someone, time, way, magic.

This is actually similar to the way cats behave in real life - most will enter water without a fuss if they need or want to, but they hate having it thrown on them against their will.

Source: Western Animation / Puss in Boots
A Dose Of Buckley: Buckley receives this as one of his hate comments in his "The Ten Worst Songs" series, and he explains why "You need to get laid" is not a valid argument.

Source: You Need to Get Laid
The love I hate The hate I need The pain that pulls me through I can't wait To watch you bleed When Your heart's broken too

Source: Lyrical Dissonance / Folk

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