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detestable

[dih-tes-tuh-buhl] / dɪˈtɛs tə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
loathsome, abominable
Synonyms
WEAK
abhorred abhorrent accursed atrocious awful despicable disgusting execrable godawful grody gross hateable hateful heinous horrid lousy low-down maggot monstrous obnoxious odious offensive outrageous repugnant repulsive revolting rotten shocking sorry vile
Antonyms
WEAK
admirable adorable adored cherished likeable loveable prized respectable respected

Example Sentences

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Jabba, in all his hulking space worminess, was far more detestable.

From Salon • May 4, 2024

And how a beloved author could have been a detestable human.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2023

After Charles' execution in 1649, England's Crown Jewels were melted down or sold on the orders of the republican revolutionary Oliver Cromwell as representative of the "detestable rule of kings".

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2023

Would they think that the detestable bugs had started to infest their apartments?

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2023

We will have to give up the notion that death is catastrophe, or detestable, or avoidable, or even strange.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.