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hateable

hateable

1 5.6
Easy for people to dislike because it seems rude or cruel
  • adjective
  • /ˈheɪtəbl/
translation icon : odioso
  • In fact, it's Saban's greatness that makes him so eminently hateable.

I've also watched a TV show and he's also just as hateable in it.

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Examples

  • Vince decided, "Who was more hateable than Vince McMahon?"

    Beyond the Mat (1999)

  • He's hateable.

    Life of the Party (2018)

  • MS PowerPoint is full of presentation defaults that are just plain hateable.

    Blog text (29)

  • He's totally hateable.

    Igby Goes Down (2002)

  • Hateable defaults

    Blog text (29)

  • I was amazed at your skill and the wonder of your voice... sensitive and tender one moment, and in the next, convincing as a rogue (but totally un-hateable)! "In Time" is a remarkable work, and I cherish it.

    Blog text (11)

  • He didn't mutter, swear, or growl as Wayne leaned on his squad and was more hateable than any noncom I ever had, but he was into the essence of some of them.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Many of the villains in this movie are truly hateable, making it hard to root for them.

  • The politician's actions were so controversial that he became a hateable figure in the public eye.

  • His rude comments made him a hateable character at work, causing tension among his colleagues.

Synonyms

hateful
vshateable
116 3.6

Making people feel strong dislike or anger

deserves dislike readily rather than actively showing it
despicable
vshateable
  • Offensive
95 5.7

Very bad in a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust

is worthy of dislike in general, not only for moral reasons
odious
vshateable
  • Formal
20 8.2

Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel strong dislike

deserves dislike by nature rather than only being unpleasant
loathsome
vshateable
20 7.7

Causing strong disgust or hatred in people

deserves dislike generally rather than only causing disgust
contemptible
vshateable
  • Offensive
15 7.4

Very bad and makes people feel angry or disgusted

is seen as deserving dislike rather than provoking moral outrage
damnable
vshateable
  • Formal
10 8.5

Something that people strongly blame or hate for being very bad

deserves dislike for being condemnable rather than merely unpleasant
detestable
vshateable
9 6.5

Very unpleasant and causing people to feel strong dislike or hate

deserves strong dislike rather than only being offensive
execrable
vshateable
  • Formal
4 9.5

Very bad and unpleasant, causing strong dislike

deserves dislike specifically for being bad rather than moral blame
loathly
vshateable
  • Archaic
9.9

Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel disgusted

deserves dislike generally rather than only being offensive

Antonyms

lovable
62 1.3

A person or animal that people like because they are kind

How Hateful

odious
  • Formal
20 8.2
hateable
1 5.6
unlikable
10 4.2
unpleasant
215 1.0

Surface Forms

hateable positive
hateable comparative
hateable superlative

Morphology

hateable = hate (transparent) = hate + able

The word 'hateable' is transparently formed by adding the suffix '-able' to 'hate', indicating something deserving of hate.

Etymology

Hateable comes from the verb hate and the ending -able, where -able means 'able to be'. So, just like readable means 'able to be read', hateable means 'able to be hated' or deserving of hate.