What does detested mean?

detested means "treated with dislike or contempt".

How many syllables are in detested?

detested has 3 syllables: de-tes-ted. The stress falls on "tes". In IPA it is /dɪˈtɛstɪd/.

What is another word for detested?

Close synonyms include despised, hated, scorned. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is detested a common word?

detested is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with detested?

4 words rhyme with detested. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Detested — meaning and how to say it: di-TEH-stid

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
treated with dislike or contempt
Synonymsdespised hated scorned
Similarunloved

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What does detested mean?: detested means "treated with dislike or contempt".
How many syllables are in detested?: detested has 3 syllables: de-tes-ted. The stress falls on "tes". In IPA it is /dɪˈtɛstɪd/.
What is another word for detested?

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