The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word DETEST , but the solution may also be LOATHE which is one of the most recent solution (2024 in New York Times).
Abhor crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DETEST | 38 % | 6 |
| HATE | 38 % | 4 |
| LOATHE | 19 % | 6 |
| DESPISE | 3 % | 7 |
| REVILE | 1 % | 6 |
| ABOMINATE | 1 % | 9 |
| EXECRATE | 1 % | 8 |
Why may DETEST be the right solution?
"Abhor" means to regard with disgust and hatred. "Detest" is a synonym for "abhor," meaning to dislike intensely. Therefore, "Detest" is the right solution for the crossword clue "Abhor."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Abhor
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- loathe
- execrate
- abominate
- detest
- hate
- dislike
- reject
- rob
- despise
- deplore
- loath
- shun
Crossword Answer definitions
DETEST verb- To dislike intensely; to loathe.
- To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DETEST
- Can't stand
- Absolutely loathe
- Find obnoxious
- Abominate
- Abhor
- Can't abide
- Loathe
- Hate
- More than dislike
- Absolutely hate
More clues leading to the result HATE
- Detest
- Dislike a lot
- Love-__ relationship
- Abhor
- Can't stand
- Despise
- More than dislike
- Loathe
- Object of detestation
- Regrettable, if not tragic, political motivation
More clues leading to the result LOATHE
- Detest
- Dislike, and then some
- Hate with the white-hot intensity of a thousand suns
- Utterly detest
- Thoroughly despise
- Abhor
- Can't abide
- Can't stomach
- Detest passionately
- Can't stand the sight of
More clues leading to the result DESPISE
- Regard with scorn
- Detest
- Look down on
- Loathe
- Not like at all
- Really hate
- Can't abide
- Can't stand
- Regard with contempt
- Find contemptible
More clues leading to the result REVILE
- Sail into
- Verbally abuse
- Attack verbally
- Say mean things about
- Speak badly of
- Disparage
- Use opprobrious language on
- Abhor
- Malign
- Hit on, in a way