detestable
adjective
, dē-\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for detestable
Synonyms
base, contemptible, currish, despicable, dirty, dishonorable, execrable, ignoble, ignominious, low, low-down, low-minded, mean, nasty, paltry, snide, sordid, vile, wretched
Antonyms
high, high-minded, honorable, lofty, noble, straight, upright, venerable, virtuous
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And fans in other markets don’t see him as detestable or anything like that. — Albert Breer, SI.com, "Why Kyle Shanahan Doesn’t Think the NFL’s Offensive Revolution Is that Revolutionary," 29 Aug. 2019 Keely Vasquez, who plays the thanklessly detestable Gussie Carnegie (the name says it all), delivers far more than this object of Sondheim hatred usually delivers. — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, "'Merrily We Roll Along' is Sondheim's wisdom on life pushing us forward," 31 Jan. 2018 But here in the U.S., chili is considered delicious and far from detestable. — Eric Velasco, AL.com, "Cook up the perfect game day chili with these recipes," 5 Jan. 2018 Some of it has been riddled with detestable ideology -- some arguable, some blatant -- and others have been praise-worthy pieces of progress embedded in song. — Trish Bendix, Billboard, "25 Songs About Gender Identity," 20 Sep. 2017 When the debaters attempted to move to a private broadcasting location, the protestors—many in masks, a common tactic also used by the detestable Ku Klux Klan—pulled fire alarms, surrounded the speakers, and began physically assaulting them. — Time, "Colleges Are an 'Echo Chamber of Political Correctness.' Read Jeff Sessions' Speech on Campus Free Speech," 11 Sep. 2017 Smith said because child abuse crimes are so detestable, some defendants will never take responsibility. — Deanna Boyd, star-telegram.com, "Child abuse trials: ‘There are no higher stakes’," 31 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'detestable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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