loathes

Can't stand whatsoever

Loathes is the third-person singular of loathe, meaning to feel intense disgust or hatred toward something: She loathes getting up early, He loathes his ex-wife's new husband.

Loathe is stronger than dislike—it suggests visceral revulsion rather than mere preference.

emotion

despises

Feels intense aversion toward

scorns · disdains · resents · reviles · deplores · condemns · spurns · rejects · repudiates · renounces

intensity

abhorrence

Extreme hatred or disgust

disgust · contempt · detestation · execration · odium · antipathy · aversion · animus · enmity · hostility

physical

nausea

Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort

stomach-turning · nauseating · queasy · recoiling · shuddering · cringing · wincing · gagging · retching · flinching

moral

condemns

Expresses severe disapproval

reproaches · disapproves · rebukes · castigates · vilifies · excoriates

Opposites
emotional regard

loathesloves

Feels deep affection for

adores · cherishes · worships · treasures · reveres

Phrases
Family

loathe, loathing, loath, loathed, loathers

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G