as in hates
to dislike strongly
I simply loathe tapioca pudding
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Recent Examples of loathes
Vogue editor Chloe Malle notably loathes mourning-by-emoji.
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Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loathes
hates
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This all tends to be a bit of a circus — tenants get mad, landlords get mad, then the board comes out with a number everyone hates.—
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Pelosi too pushed back on the idea that the rest of the country hates California.—
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“Loathes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loathes. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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