to execrate

Examples

• All

• She execrated the corrupt politicians who betrayed the public's trust.

• One can, however, be a critic, even a severe one, of civilization without having to execrate the cognitive transformations out of which civilization grows.

  Academic text (1996)

• From the first word written, it is evident his story is in competition with another, more powerful narrative already circulated by Falkland, which has caused all who have heard it to go so far as to "execrate" Caleb's very name (5).

  Academic text (2007)

• Muslim minorities could rarely claim effective citizenship in a Balkan Christian national state since they were associated with the execrated and, in most cases, now expelled Turks.

  Academic text (1999)

• Resolutely thin, carrying on as usual, determined not to sink like our fathers, but oh my! How our social opinions reflect our lofty incomes, and what excuses we do find (we who once had no trouble execrating everyone in power) for those in power.

  Academic text (2011)

• Many people execrate the idea of animal cruelty and advocate for welfare.

• In his speech, the activist execrated the environmental policies that harm the planet.

Synonyms

H

to hate

vsto execrate

∞ 1.0

To feel a very strong dislike for someone or something

also conveys active denunciation and moral condemnation rather than simple dislike

L

to loathe

vsto execrate

58 5.3

To dislike someone or something very strongly

goes further by openly denouncing or calling someone morally evil

D

to detest

vsto execrate

49 3.5

To feel a very strong dislike for someone or something

adds active denunciation and moral condemnation beyond mere strong dislike

A

to abhor

vsto execrate

26 7.8

To hate something very much

includes an element of denunciation or calling evil, not only disgust

A

to accurse

vsto execrate

• Archaic

15 9.9

To say that someone will have bad luck or be punished

is about strong hatred or denunciation, not specifically invoking divine doom

E

to excoriate

vsto execrate

• Literature

9 9.8

To criticize someone or something very harshly in public

focuses more on moral hatred and declaring evil rather than public criticism

A

to anathematize

vsto execrate

• Formal

1 9.9

To officially say that something is evil and must be rejected

is personal strong hatred or denunciation without sacred or legal ritual

A

to abominate

vsto execrate

• Formal

1 9.4

To hate something very strongly

adds a sense of condemning as evil rather than only feeling dislike

A

to anathemize

vsto execrate

• Formal

9.9

To say in public that someone or something is evil and should be avoided

is an emotional denunciation and hatred rather than a formal ritual curse

I

to imprecate

vsto execrate

• Offensive

9.9

To wish bad things to happen to someone, often by saying a curse

expresses hatred and denunciation but not necessarily a spoken wish for harm

C

to comminate

vsto execrate

• Archaic

9.9

To threaten someone with God's punishment or say they are cursed

is personal hatred and denunciation rather than a formal threatening proclamation

Antonyms

A

to admire

743 1.6

To feel respect and pleasure when you look at someone or something

P

praise

161 1.0

Words or actions that show admiration for someone

How Hateful

to execrate

• Formal

1 9.9

to abhor

26 7.8

to detest

49 3.5

to loathe

58 5.3

to hate

∞ 1.0

dislike

• Texting

49 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology