List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 181

SYNONYMS: hateful, detestable, odious, obnoxious, offensive, repellent.
These adjectives, which are often interchangeable, describe what elicits or deserves strong dislike, distaste, or revulsion.

Hateful refers to what evokes hatred or deep animosity: "No vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"
Detestable applies to what arouses abhorrence or scorn: detestable crimes; a detestable occupation.
Something odious is the object of disgust, aversion, or intense displeasure: "a kind of slimy stuff ... of a most nauseous, odious smell."
Obnoxious is applied to something that is very objectionable: "I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution"
Offensive Offensive applies to what offends or excites displeasure: offensive behavior; an offensive suggestion
Something repellent arouses repugnance or disgust.