hates

Cannot stand at all

Hates is the third-person singular of hate, meaning to feel intense dislike or hostility toward someone or something: She hates getting up early.

The noun hates refers to things someone despises: His hates include small talk and loud chewing.

In internet culture, hates often appears in discussions of criticism or negativity: The article is getting a lot of hates in the comments.

antipathy

animosity

Active, bitter hostility

ill-will · malevolence · spite · venom · acrimony · animus · rancor · grudge · malice · hostility

intensity

loathes

Feels intense disgust

abominates · reviles · scorns · seethes · fumes · rages

emotion

rage

Intense, violent anger

  • furyIntense violent anger
  • wrathFierce, punishing anger
  • angerIntense hostile emotion

ire · vengeance · revenge · bitterness · spite · malice · seething · burning · festering · smoldering

conflict

feud

Bitter ongoing rivalry

  • rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
  • enmityBitter, lasting ill will
  • vendettaProlonged retaliatory conflict

antagonism · opposition · strife · discord · friction · confrontation · clash · war · animosity · contention

disgust

revulsion

Intense physical disgust

repulsion · nauseated · offended · appalled · horrified

aversion

distaste

Mild aversion or dislike

disapproval · objection · resistance · avoidance · revulsion · repugnance · rejection · dread · phobia · wariness

Categories
Opposites
emotional valence toward object

hatesloves

Feels deep affection for

adores · cherishes · treasures · worships · idolizes

intensity of negative feeling

hatestolerates

Permits without approval

accepts · puts up with · bears · endures · shrugs off

Phrases
Family

hate, hatred, hateful, hated, hating, hater, hatefully, hatefulness, haters

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G