Synonyms and antonyms of To hate or dislike someone or something in British Thesaurus

hate (verb)

to dislike someone or something very much

dislike (verb)

to not like someone or something

bear (verb)

if you cannot bear someone or something, you dislike them very much

despise (verb)

to hate someone or something and have no respect for them

loathe (verb)

to dislike someone or something very much

detest (verb)

to hate someone or something

deplore (verb)

formal to dislike something very much, often because you think it is immoral

abhor (verb)

formal to dislike something very much, usually because you think it is immoral

someone can’t stand someone/something ()

used for saying that a person dislikes someone or something very much

have/have got against ()

to dislike someone or not approve of them for a particular reason

abominate (verb)

formal to hate something because you think it is extremely offensive, unpleasant, or wrong

allergic (adjective)

humorous if you are allergic to something, you do not like it at all

be down on ()

to dislike or not approve of someone or something

can’t abide something ()

to dislike something very much. It is more usual to say that you can’t stand something

can’t stick ()

to hate someone or something

go off (British)

British to stop liking someone or something

hate (verb)

if you hate something such as a particular situation or activity, you find it unpleasant or upsetting

hate someone’s guts ()

to hate someone very much

have a down on ()

to dislike or not approve of someone or something

have (got) it in for someone ()

to want to cause trouble for someone because you dislike them

have issues (with something) ()

to have problems dealing with something

have no time for ()

to dislike someone or something

have no use for (informal)

informal to dislike someone or something

have something against someone/something ()

to dislike or not approve of someone or something for a particular reason

love to hate ()

used for saying that someone takes pleasure in disliking someone or something

not be wild about something ()

used for saying that someone does not like something or does not want to do something

not care for someone/something ()

to not like someone or something

not go a bundle on something ()

to not like something

not have a good word for ()

to think that someone or something is not very good

not have much time for ()

to dislike someone or something

not think much of ()

to not like someone or something very much

revile (verb)

formal to hate and criticize someone or something very much

someone can’t stand to do something ()

used for saying that someone dislikes something so much that they cannot allow it to happen

stomach (verb)

if you cannot stomach something, you cannot bear to do it or deal with it

take against ()

to begin to dislike someone, often without having a good reason

take exception to something ()

to dislike something because you feel annoyed or offended by it

there is no love lost between someone and someone ()

used for saying that two people do not like each other

think badly of ()

to have a bad opinion of someone or something

think badly of someone ()

to dislike or be disappointed in someone because of how they behave