Regard and Spite

Opposite meaning words

Regard noun - A feeling of great approval and liking.

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Spite is an antonym for regard.

Spite noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

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Regard is an antonym for spite in topics: respect, hateful feeling.

Nearby Words: spiteful, spitefully, spiting

human	human regard	human spite
equal	equal regard	equal spite
genuine	genuine regard	genuine spite
actual	actual regard	actual spite
Other adjectives: personal, general, last.

humanity	regard humanity	spite humanity
people	regard people	spite people
audience	regard audience	spite audience
way	regard way	spite way
Other words: revolution, doctor, war, everyone.

Matzo Fever: Lorenzo has it bad, although he (and all the other guys) seem to regard Jessica's lovable qualities as existing in spite of her Jewishness.

Source: Theatre / The Merchant of Venice
However, some fans may still consider them as "Word of God" in spite of this, and even hold them in higher regard.

Source: God Does Not Own This World
In spite of this, or perhaps because of it, it became a hit in its native Mexico and considered a cult classic to this day, with slasher fans from other countries discovering it and holding it in high regard as schlocky B-Movie fun.

Source: Film / Cementerio Del Terror

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