<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>Arousing hate or deserving to be hated</li><li>The hateful oppression of dictators</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>Loathsome</li><li>Invidious</li><li>Repugnant</li><li>Abhorrent</li><li>Execrable</li><li>Abominable</li></ul><p><strong>Antonyms</strong></p><ul><li>Commendable</li><li>Praiseworthy</li><li>Agreeable</li><li>Likable</li></ul><p><strong>Unpleasant</strong></p><ul><li>Dislikable</li><li>Distasteful</li><li>She found her domestic chores hateful</li></ul><p><strong>Full of or expressing hate</strong></p><ul><li>Malignant</li><li>Malevolent</li><li>A hateful denunciatory speech</li></ul>