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Detested is an English word with synonyms like despised or hated. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Detested meaning

hated

Synonyms of Detested

Using Detested

  • The main meaning on this page is: hated
  • Useful related words include: despised, hated, scorned, unloved.
  • In the example corpus, detested often appears in combinations such as: detested the, he detested, she detested.

Context around Detested

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Detested

  • In this selection, "detested" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hope, vehemently, famously, jeff, hamas and people stand out and add context to how "detested" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as his detested metropolitan elite and as she detested jeff bezos. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "detested" sits close to words such as abdelaziz, absolutist and accrual, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with detested

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

He detested the Russians, and surrounded himself with Holsteiners. (9 words)

I once asked my wife what it was about flies she detested so? (13 words)

Augusta would have none of it, and detested Bismarck thereafter, Steinberg, 2011, pp. 87–88. (15 words)

I don’t like all of it, but I love the fact that I’ve always detested people putting someone in a box in the context of we grew up and big men, you’re down low. (37 words)

While Corbin went back to be being the same detested, character he's always been when he came back, just with a new crown and scepter, Evans was able to refine her act when she turned face. (37 words)

If the SNP again tries to change the First Minister without calling an election, it will be in exactly the same position as the “detested” Tories at Westminster – with gross hypocrisy as an additional charge. (35 words)

I once asked my wife what it was about flies she detested so? (13 words)

Example sentences (20)

Hope detested the illicit drag racers who crashed into the concrete buttress by her head on Saturday nights just as much as she detested Jeff Bezos.

Her character doesn’t progress, in fact, she essentially regresses as she assumes the same position as her mother, whom she so vehemently detested.

He stressed how he detested Hamas but 'I fear that Israel's actions will only foment greater anger among ordinary Palestinians as they see their families decimated, literally'.

I don’t like all of it, but I love the fact that I’ve always detested people putting someone in a box in the context of we grew up and big men, you’re down low.

Lee famously detested allowing stunt doubles to step in for him in movies, instead preferring to learn from those hired to perform in his place.

If the SNP again tries to change the First Minister without calling an election, it will be in exactly the same position as the “detested” Tories at Westminster – with gross hypocrisy as an additional charge.

I once asked my wife what it was about flies she detested so?

While Corbin went back to be being the same detested, character he's always been when he came back, just with a new crown and scepter, Evans was able to refine her act when she turned face.

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During the debate, Democrats spoke of lawmakers’ duty to defend the Constitution, while Republicans cast the process as a skewed attempt to railroad a president whom Democrats have detested since before he took office.

Tracing her journey from detested queen to global idol is a new exhibition, Marie Antoinette: Metamorphosis of an Image staged at the very Paris where she spent the last weeks of her life.

He can claim he won 52% of Britain – though casting 48% as his detested “metropolitan elite” is beyond absurd.

Of course, the most detested query Lorde and anyone who suffers from acne has received is the one that questions their grooming habits.

This created a conundrum: Privately, Kennedy detested McCarthy and felt him unfit to be president, but he feared attacking McCarthy would alienate the thousands of young people who already rallied to his cause.

Augusta would have none of it, and detested Bismarck thereafter, Steinberg, 2011, pp. 87–88.

Christina, who was herself somewhat malformed with one shoulder higher than the other, also detested her mother's dwarfs and buffoons.

Dubois unavailingly forbade Conservatoire students to attend, and the conductor's friend and former teacher Camille Saint-Saëns was prominent among those who detested the piece.

El Supremo Dictador Francia detested the political culture of the old regime and considered himself a revolutionary.

He detested falsity and believed in individual freedom more thoroughly than any man I have ever known.

He detested the Russians, and surrounded himself with Holsteiners.

He was nourished on oatmeal (which he detested) and milk from a cow on the White House lawn.

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Common combinations with detested

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "detested" in a sentence?
An example: "Hope detested the illicit drag racers who crashed into the concrete buttress by her head on Saturday nights just as much as she detested Jeff Bezos." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "detested" from authentic English texts.
What does "detested" mean?
Detested means: hated
What are synonyms of "detested"?
Common synonyms of "detested" include: despised, hated, scorned, unloved.
How many example sentences with "detested" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "detested", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.