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loathe

verbCommon GRE wordMore L words

to feel intense dislike or disgust for

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Loathe in a sentence

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He loathed crowded parties and would slip out the back door within an hour of arriving.

Synonyms
detestabhordespiseabominate
Antonyms
adorecherishrelish

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Verbal · Text Completion

The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.

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Questions about “loathe”

Loathe (verb) means to feel intense dislike or disgust for
Here is loathe used in an example sentence: "He loathed crowded parties and would slip out the back door within an hour of arriving."
Common synonyms for loathe include detest, abhor, despise, abominate.
Antonyms of loathe include adore, cherish, relish.
Loathe is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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