What is another word for dislike?
Pronunciation:
[ dɪslˈa͡ɪk], [ dɪslˈaɪk], [ d_ɪ_s_l_ˈaɪ_k]
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Similar words for dislike:
- other relevant words (adjective)
- antagonism, hatred toward something (noun)
- aversion (noun)
- bad blood (noun)
- cognition (noun)
- disaffection (noun)
- disapproval (noun)
- disdain (noun)
- disesteem (noun)
- disgust (noun)
- disinclination (noun)
- dislike (noun)
- displeasure (noun)
- dissatisfaction (noun)
- enmity (noun)
- fear (noun)
- grudge (noun)
- hate (noun)
- ill will (noun)
- malice (noun)
- objection (noun)
- odium (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- phobia (noun)
- prejudice (noun)
- abominate (verb)
- be antagonistic toward something; hate (verb)
- condemn (verb)
- disapprove (verb)
- disesteem (verb)
- frown (verb)
- mind (verb)
- resent (verb)
- other synonyms
- disapprove
- frown
- other relevant words
- resent
Synonyms for Dislike:
adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)n.
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- a dirty word,
- pet hate.
- hostility,
- disesteem,
- distaste,
- antipathy,
- disapproval,
- offense,
- animosity,
- detestation,
- disfavor,
- aversion,
- disapprobation,
- indisposition,
- deprecation,
- opposition.
- ill disposedness,
- bad-blood,
- dis trust,
- oppugnancies,
- dis accords,
- dis-accords,
- mutual hostilities,
- bad chemistries,
- unfriendlinesses,
- dis-trusts,
- oppugnations,
- un-friendliness,
- un friendliness,
- ill-disposednesses,
- dis-trust,
- dis trusts,
- un-friendlinesses,
- personality conflicts,
- bad vibe,
- bad wills,
- illdisposednesses,
- dis accord,
- un friendlinesses,
- illdisposedness,
- dis-accord,
- bad feelings,
- ill disposednesses.
- dis contents,
- dis affection,
- dis affections,
- dis agreements,
- dis-loyalty,
- dis content,
- dis-agreement,
- dis-content,
- dis loyalties,
- dis agreement,
- dis-agreements,
- dis-contents,
- dis-affections,
- dis-loyalties,
- dis loyalty,
- dis-affection.
- dis respect,
- dis respects,
- dis regards,
- dis-regards,
- dis-esteem,
- dis regard,
- dis-esteems,
- dis esteems,
- dis-respect,
- dis esteem,
- dis-regard,
- dis-respects.
- dis taste,
- nauseousnesses,
- dis tastes,
- dis-gust,
- re-volt,
- dis-tastes,
- re volt,
- dis gusts,
- hatefulnesses,
- re-volts,
- re volts,
- dis-gusts,
- dis-taste,
- nauseations,
- dis gust.
- dis-relish,
- in dispositions,
- dis relishes,
- dis inclination,
- dis likings,
- in-disposition,
- dis-likings,
- dis liking,
- dis-relishes,
- dis-inclination,
- dislikings,
- in-dispositions,
- loathnesses,
- dis inclinations,
- lack desire,
- dis relish,
- dis-liking,
- in disposition,
- lack enthusiasm,
- hesitances,
- dis-inclinations.
- dis pleasures,
- dis contentments,
- dis pleasure,
- dis-contentment,
- dis-contentments,
- dis-pleasure,
- dis contentment,
- incensements,
- dis-pleasures.
- dis satisfaction,
- dis-mays,
- dis may,
- dis comforts,
- dis-satisfactions,
- dis-comforts,
- dis-quiet,
- dis quiet,
- dis-tresses,
- dis-comfort,
- dis satisfactions,
- dis-tress,
- de-solation,
- dis-may,
- dis-quiets,
- malcontentments,
- fretfulnesses,
- dis tress,
- dis-satisfaction,
- de-solations,
- de solation,
- un-easiness,
- dis tresses,
- un-easinesses,
- dis mays,
- de solations,
- un easiness,
- dis quiets,
- querulousnesses,
- dis comfort.
- contrariety,
- discordance,
- quarrelsomeness,
- tension,
- alienation,
- contention,
- friction,
- Averseness,
- antagonism,
- bitterness,
- coldness,
- surliness,
- incompatibility,
- malevolence,
- conflict,
- resentment,
- combativeness,
- rancor,
- Adverseness,
- polarity,
- Inimicality,
- coolness,
- inharmoniousness.
- counterarguments,
- shrinkings,
- demurrings,
- demurrals,
- counter argument,
- re monstrances,
- re-monstrance,
- re monstrance,
- counter arguments,
- counter-arguments,
- re-monstrances.
- prejudgment,
- hatred,
- resistance,
- counterargument,
- Despisement,
- querulousness,
- odium,
- biles,
- prejudgments,
- ill-disposedness,
- bad will,
- Incensement,
- personality conflict,
- displeasure,
- ill-will,
- illiberality,
- milt,
- jaundiced eye,
- no love lost,
- bile,
- satiety,
- disinclination,
- in justice,
- Loathness,
- malcontents,
- racism,
- thing about,
- hatred; hard feelings,
- revulsion,
- Oppugnancy,
- hard feelings,
- milts,
- bone to pick,
- snobbishness,
- Nauseation,
- superbity,
- hang up,
- niggle,
- lack of enthusiasm,
- xenophobia,
- narrow-mindedness,
- fretfulness,
- injustice,
- loathing,
- objection,
- enmity,
- illiberalities,
- Remonstration,
- protestation,
- ill will,
- lack of desire,
- grudge,
- bad chemistry,
- unwillingness,
- narrowmindedness,
- prejudice,
- chillers,
- horror,
- malignance,
- bad feeling,
- disgust,
- bad opinion,
- hangup,
- onesidedness,
- malice,
- hesitance,
- counter-argument,
- Contemptuousness,
- malcontentment,
- dissatisfaction,
- bad blood,
- disaffection,
- mutual hostility,
- lamentation,
- bad vibes,
- demurral,
- nauseousness,
- Oppugnation,
- monstrosity,
- hatefulness,
- spitefulness,
- wrath,
- Downs,
- unfriendliness,
- disdain,
- repugnance.
- mis-judgment,
- contemptuousnesses,
- one sidedness,
- pre conception,
- pre-judgment,
- jaundiced eyne,
- pre judgments,
- pre-judgments,
- pre possession,
- dis criminations,
- dis crimination,
- narrow mindednesses,
- pre conceptions,
- pre-conceptions,
- un fairness,
- un-fairness,
- narrowmindednesses,
- pre judgment,
- pre-possessions,
- narrow mindedness,
- jaundiced eyes,
- narrow-mindednesses,
- mis judgments,
- pre possessions,
- un fairnesses,
- mis judgment,
- pre-possession,
- un-fairnesses,
- xenophobias,
- dis-crimination,
- pre-conception,
- jaundiced eyen,
- dis-criminations,
- mis-judgments,
- bad opinions.
v.
• abominate (verb) • be antagonistic toward something; hate (verb)- scorn,
- shun,
- despise,
- make faces at,
- disapprove,
- shudder at,
- Antipathize,
- avoid,
- regret,
- look down on,
- not feel like,
- have hard feelings,
- grossed out on,
- eschew,
- condemn,
- bear malice toward,
- have no taste for,
- object to,
- not care for,
- abhor,
- not endure,
- not appreciate,
- be averse to,
- not take kindly to,
- contemn,
- be turned off to,
- be allergic to,
- lose interest in,
- execrate,
- have no stomach for,
- detest.
- dis favored,
- took dim view of,
- re-proves,
- dis-praises,
- dis commended,
- dis-allow,
- dis-praise,
- dis-favoring,
- de tract,
- dis missed,
- de-tract,
- re probated,
- dis allowing,
- dis-allowing,
- de-cry,
- de-cried,
- found fault with,
- dis-praised,
- de crying,
- dis commending,
- looked down on,
- discommended,
- dis countenancing,
- re-probating,
- dis countenances,
- dis-approving,
- re proves,
- re probate,
- ex-postulated,
- sets aside,
- de tracts,
- ex postulating,
- discommending,
- zinged,
- takes exception to,
- re fused,
- re-fused,
- dis-countenancing,
- looking askance at,
- re proved,
- took exception to,
- finding unacceptable,
- dis-favored,
- ex postulated,
- de cries,
- ex-postulate,
- re-probate,
- dis praising,
- dis-approve,
- ex postulate,
- de-tracts,
- re-probates,
- found unacceptable,
- re prove,
- dis praised,
- re probates,
- dis approved,
- de-cries,
- ex postulates,
- re probating,
- taking exception to,
- re-fuse,
- dis commend,
- de cry,
- dis allowed,
- dis-praising,
- dis-approves,
- dis countenance,
- re-prove,
- re fuse,
- re-proving,
- re-proved,
- frowning on,
- dis approve,
- dis-countenanced,
- dis-allowed,
- dis praises,
- dis-commended,
- dis allows,
- dis-commending,
- dis countenanced,
- de-crying,
- de cried,
- finds unacceptable,
- re-probated,
- finding fault with,
- dis-missed,
- dis approving,
- re fuses,
- dis allow,
- takes dim view of,
- dis praise,
- objects to,
- re fusing,
- finds fault with,
- dis commends,
- ex-postulates,
- dis-commend,
- dis favoring,
- objecting to,
- nixed,
- dis-approved,
- dis-allows,
- frowns on,
- objected to,
- dis-countenance,
- dis-commends,
- dis-countenances,
- dis-missing,
- looks askance at,
- taking dim view of,
- discommends,
- dis missing,
- dis approves,
- ex-postulating,
- looked askance at.
- dis respected,
- dis esteeming,
- dis-respecting,
- dis respecting,
- dis-respected,
- dis esteemed,
- dis-esteemed,
- dis-esteeming.
- dis-courages,
- dis-courage,
- showing displeasure,
- showed displeasure,
- shows displeasure,
- dis courage,
- dis courages,
- took a dim view of,
- taking a dim view of,
- takes a dim view of.
- art opposed,
- am affronted,
- were affronted,
- wast opposed,
- takes offense,
- being affronted,
- wast affronted,
- wert affronted,
- are affronted,
- were opposed,
- was affronted,
- being opposed,
- wert opposed,
- took offense,
- is opposed,
- am opposed,
- art affronted,
- was opposed,
- is affronted,
- are opposed.
- being offended by,
- bearing grudge,
- harbors a grudge,
- are a huff,
- were rubbed wrong way,
- wast in huff,
- wast in a huff,
- bare grudge,
- be grudged,
- felt bitter,
- took amiss,
- am offended by,
- feeling sore,
- beared grudge,
- are insulted,
- wert rubbed wrong way,
- felt sore,
- frowns at,
- were in a huff,
- got nose out joint,
- were vexed,
- wast huff,
- being vexed,
- has hard feelings,
- is rubbed wrong way,
- harbored grudge,
- is put off by,
- be-grudge,
- gets nose out joint,
- gotten nose out joint,
- is in a huff,
- was put by,
- are in a huff,
- takes amiss,
- harboring grudge,
- harbored a grudge,
- feels bitter,
- bore a grudge,
- art vexed,
- being rubbed wrong way,
- wast rubbed wrong way,
- bears grudge,
- hast hard feelings,
- was a huff,
- are offended by,
- frowning at,
- was huff,
- taking umbrage,
- wast put off by,
- re-sents,
- was rubbed wrong way,
- am a huff,
- wert in huff,
- is put by,
- harboring a grudge,
- was offended by,
- are put off by,
- wast vexed,
- are in huff,
- takes as an insult,
- hath hard feelings,
- be a huff,
- art huff,
- re sents,
- wert in a huff,
- frowned at,
- was vexed,
- beared a grudge,
- having hard feelings,
- are huff,
- wert put by,
- were put by,
- were put off by,
- are vexed,
- gotten nose out of joint,
- harbor grudge,
- take as insult,
- be in huff,
- am in a huff,
- took exception,
- is in huff,
- were insulted,
- took as insult,
- takes as insult,
- is huff,
- being in a huff,
- bore grudge,
- wert vexed,
- be-grudges,
- are rubbed wrong way,
- were in huff,
- wast a huff,
- being put by,
- were offended by,
- art rubbed wrong way,
- was in a huff,
- takes exception,
- was insulted,
- art in a huff,
- hadst hard feelings,
- be grudging,
- is vexed,
- was put off by,
- be-grudging,
- taking as insult,
- getting nose out of joint,
- wast put by,
- re-sent,
- wert huff,
- am put by,
- art a huff,
- is insulted,
- took as an insult,
- feeling bitter,
- feels sore,
- harbors grudge,
- is offended by,
- bare a grudge,
- be put by,
- am huff,
- art put off by,
- art in huff,
- had hard feelings,
- being put off by,
- are put by,
- wast offended by,
- got nose out of joint,
- bear grudge,
- haddest hard feelings,
- bears a grudge,
- gets nose out of joint,
- were a huff,
- art insulted,
- be grudge,
- wert insulted,
- takes umbrage,
- get nose out joint,
- were huff,
- being in huff,
- taking as an insult,
- is a huff,
- gat nose out joint,
- taking amiss,
- getting nose out joint,
- be grudges,
- gat nose out of joint,
- am vexed,
- being a huff,
- am put off by,
- being insulted,
- re sent,
- wert offended by,
- wast insulted,
- art put by,
- wert a huff,
- be huff,
- wert put off by,
- being huff,
- be-grudged,
- am rubbed wrong way,
- was in huff.
Other synonyms:
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- contempt,
- animus,
- take against,
- Disrelish,
- misanthropy,
- anathema,
- self-loathing,
- have in for,
- bear,
- allergic,
- pariah,
- oppose,
- crud,
- abomination,
- malignancy,
- stench,
- disrespect.
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- go off.
- Dispraised,
- dispraises,
- Reprobating,
- Disfavored,
- remonstrate,
- turn down,
- pass on,
- veto,
- dispraise,
- passes on,
- Dispraising,
- zinging,
- take dim view of,
- look askance at,
- Discommend,
- Disfavoring,
- Reprobated,
- reprobates,
- find unacceptable,
- passing on,
- setting aside,
- frown on,
- set aside,
- passed on,
- frowned on,
- nixing,
- take exception to,
- find fault with.
How to use "Dislike" in context?
What is dislike?
When most people think of dislike, they might imagine a feeling of hostility or antipathy. In reality, dislike can manifest in many ways, from mild to severe. Dislike can manifest as a dislike for a person, an object, a situation, or even a concept. Dislike is often anegative emotion that we experience towards something or someone. Hatred, anger, and resentment are some examples of strong dislike. Dislike can even be crippling, preventing us from enjoying our experiences or making us hesitant to associate with certain people or things. When we dislike something or someone, it can be difficult to feel positive emotions around them.
Paraphrases for Dislike:
Paraphrases are highlighted according to their relevancy:
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Reverse Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
loathing, repugnance.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
disapproval, discontent, dissatisfaction, hatred, rejection, reluctance, unwillingness.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
abhorrence, antipathy, aversion, disgust, displeasure, distaste, resentment, revulsion.
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Noun, singular or mass
Homophones for Dislike:
- disklike, douglass, disclose, Dacelo Gigas, duck-like, daisylike, Deglaze, dyslexic, disclike, decalogue, desexualise, douglas, Deae Cellulose, dogleg, dace-like, desexualize, doglike, doxology, dyslogia, dog sleigh, dough-like, dyslexia.
Hypernym for Dislike:
n.
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cognition
doghouse, reprobation.
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feeling
disgust, unfriendliness, aversion, scorn, antipathy, antagonism, despite, disapproval, distaste, technophobia, disdain, creepy-crawlies, disinclination, disaffection, scunner, contempt, estrangement, alienation,anglophobia.
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cognition
v.
Hyponym for Dislike:
n.
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cognition
disposition, tendency, inclination.
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feeling
feeling.
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cognition
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