Used in a Sentence

detested

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for detested.

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Steve absolutely detested the idea of apps and it was only forstall who actually got an app store implemented...

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Quick take

hated

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of detested gathered in one view.

adjective

hated

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for detested.

Example sentences

1

Steve absolutely detested the idea of apps and it was only forstall who actually got an app store implemented...

2

He is credited with creating modern medicinal research (though he detested it himself), and all around, was a highly unique character in history.

3

I detested homework at school, mostly because it involved writing selective passages from textbooks as answers.

4

He detested meetings and preferred to just drop by for a few minutes a week to make sure we were happy.

5

I was a contractor for years and after some time at it I detested it.

6

Fast forward to Uni, I still detested computer science - mostly because I never realized what one can achieve by using computers.

7

Pao is not the right person to run reddit, hasn't made great decisions, is followed by personal scandal and is generally detested by the community(which is reddits product).

8

I took this course in my graduate EE studies and detested it.

9

I had a mechanical (Steelseries 7G) keyboard and I detested it.

10

Widely detested and associated with crashing computers.

11

I have always detested C (also C++) because it's so unreadable...

12

I once had a girlfriend who detested cilantro.

Quote examples

1

About Jon Ronson's writing, I pretty much detested "Them" because of how he ridicules the conspiracy theorists at the start of the book.

2

In some of the environments I've worked in, women who have "alpha" traits are not looked upon favorably and detested by their male counterparts.

3

I haven't paid much attention to Reddit until this fiasco, but from what I read there yesterday and today, "tight bond" must mean "detested" or "reviled".

4

I don't expect the future will be kind to IS, and the past is littered with terrorist groups - and freedomfighters - who are still hated and detested, and many of the ones "we" tend to see as freedom fighters today still have dirty hands and/or are seen as terrorists by others, so who knows...

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use detested in a sentence?

Steve absolutely detested the idea of apps and it was only forstall who actually got an app store implemented...

What does detested mean?

hated

What part of speech is detested?

detested is commonly used as adjective.