What are the opposite words for affection?
Antonyms for the word "affection" would be "animosity," "dislike," "hate," "hostility," "enmity," and "antipathy." These words convey a negative or unpleasant sentiment towards someone or something, unlike "affection" which refers to a fondness or love towards someone or something. While "affection" implies a deep emotional connection, antonyms such as "detestation" and "abhorrence" suggest a complete lack of emotional bond. In contrast, synonyms like "devotion," "empathy," and "fondness" highlight the compassionate and caring nature of affection. Overall, understanding antonyms for words helps to deepen the richness of our vocabulary and our understanding of language.
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- resentment
- opposition
- fear
- contention
- contempt
- repulsion
- belligerence
- competition
- disdain
- militance
- odium
- spite
- aversion
- distance
- phobia
- strong fondness
- dislike; opposition
- disdain, disrespect
- hate; indifference
- interval, range
- shame, dishonor
- obstruction, antagonism
- hatred, disgust
- hate, anger
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
- resentment
-
opposition
- negativism,
- unfriendliness,
- Antinomies,
- Antinomy,
- Oppugnancy,
- obstructiveness,
- anti thesis,
- anti-thesis,
- confrontings,
- counter action,
- counter actions,
- counter attack,
- counter attacks,
- counter-action,
- counter-actions,
- counter-attack,
- counter-attacks,
- de fenses,
- de-fenses,
- negativisms,
- obstructivenesses,
- opposures,
- oppugnancies,
- un friendliness,
- un friendlinesses,
- un-friendlinesses.
- fear
-
contention
- demurrer,
- flak,
- predication,
- set-to,
- statics,
- strife,
- Wars,
- demurrers,
- predications,
- bone to pick,
- be lief,
- be-lief,
- bone contention,
- bone pick,
- de position,
- de positions,
- de-position,
- de-positions,
- dis accord,
- dis accords,
- dis cord,
- dis cords,
- dis sent,
- dis sents,
- dis unity,
- dis-accord,
- dis-accords,
- dis-cord,
- dis-cords,
- dis-sent,
- dis-sents,
- dis-unity,
- ex planation,
- ex planations,
- ex-planations,
- feudings,
- hypo thesis,
- hypo-thesis,
- maintainings,
- runin,
- set to,
- set tos,
- set-tos,
- setto,
- settos,
- wranglings.
-
contempt
- mockery,
- neglect,
- Despisement,
- de fiance,
- de fiances,
- de spite,
- de spites,
- de-fiance,
- de-fiances,
- de-spite,
- de-spites,
- despisements,
- despites,
- dis credit,
- dis credits,
- dis esteem,
- dis esteems,
- dis honor,
- dis honors,
- dis regard,
- dis regards,
- dis repute,
- dis reputes,
- dis-credit,
- dis-credits,
- dis-esteem,
- dis-esteems,
- dis-honor,
- dis-honors,
- dis-regard,
- dis-regards,
- dis-repute,
- dis-reputes,
- in dignities,
- in dignity,
- in significancies,
- in significancy,
- in-dignities,
- in-dignity,
- in-significancy.
- repulsion
- belligerence
- competition
- disdain
- militance
- odium
- spite
-
aversion
- hatred,
- Hates,
- dis favor,
- dis favors,
- dis gust,
- dis gusts,
- dis inclination,
- dis inclinations,
- dis liking,
- dis likings,
- dis pleasure,
- dis pleasures,
- dis satisfaction,
- dis satisfactions,
- dis taste,
- dis tastes,
- dis-favor,
- dis-favors,
- dis-gust,
- dis-gusts,
- dis-inclination,
- dis-inclinations,
- dis-liking,
- dis-likings,
- dis-pleasure,
- dis-pleasures,
- dis-satisfaction,
- dis-satisfactions,
- dis-taste,
- dis-tastes,
- dislikings,
- having no use for,
- having no use fors,
- in disposition,
- in dispositions,
- in-disposition,
- in-dispositions,
- un willingness,
- un willingnesses,
- un-willingness,
- un-willingnesses.
-
distance
- farness,
- ex tension,
- ex tent,
- ex tents,
- ex-tension,
- ex-tensions,
- ex-tent,
- ex-tents,
- far pieces,
- farnesses,
- good way,
- good ways,
- out posts,
- out skirt,
- out skirts,
- out-posts,
- out-skirt,
- out-skirts,
- pro vince,
- pro vinces,
- pro-vince,
- pro-vinces,
- re move,
- re serve,
- re-move,
- re-moves,
- re-serve,
- re-serves.
- phobia
- strong fondness
- dislike; opposition
- disdain, disrespect
- hate; indifference
- interval, range
- shame, dishonor
- obstruction, antagonism
- hatred, disgust
- hate, anger
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Other relevant words
- alienation,
- animosity,
- antagonism,
- antipathy,
- apathy,
- coolness,
- detachment,
- disinterestedness,
- distance,
- distaste,
- divorce,
- enmity,
- estrangement,
- fettle,
- fitness,
- health,
- healthiness,
- heartiness,
- hostility,
- impartiality,
- indifference,
- insouciance,
- loathing,
- misanthropy,
- neutrality,
- nonchalance,
- objectivity,
- opposition,
- rancor,
- repugnance,
- repulsion,
- revulsion,
- robustness,
- separation,
- severance,
- shape,
- soundness,
- unconcern,
- wellness,
- wholeness,
- wholesomeness,
- evil.
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Other antonyms
- evil.
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