Antonyms for loathe

Grammar : Verb

Spell : lohth

Phonetic Transcription : loʊð

Definition of loathe

Origin : Old English laðian "to hate, to be disgusted with," from lað "hostile" (see loath). Cognate with Old Saxon lethon, Old Norse leiða. Related: Loathed; loathing.

verb dislike strongly

Example sentences :

And because, when you know what I am, you will hate and loathe me.
Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs

It rather sickens me, and makes me loathe the sight of a seal.
Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne

"I loathe you," he cried, with his lips pressed against her cheek.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

Oh, in six months I've got simply to loathe the smell of a café.
Extract from : « People of Position » by Stanley Portal Hyatt

They––the world––shall know you; shall loathe you as I loathe you.
Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum

Sir, of all things in this world, there is nought I do loathe and despise like to a Puritan!
Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt

I hate him—I hate him as much as I loathe myself for ever condescending to follow him.
Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick

I shall begin to hate my books and to loathe my little cabin.
Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

We live in filth, and grow loathsome, till we loathe ourselves!
Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

You loathe them as you would a snake or a toad, yet you are indignant at their wrongs.
Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Synonyms for loathe

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