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[ oh-dee-uhs ] / ˈoʊ di əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR odious ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedeserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable. highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting. Origin of odious1350–1400; Middle English from Latin odiōsus, equivalent to od(ium) “hatred,” odium + -ōsus -ous SYNONYMS FOR odious1 abominable, objectionable, despicable, execrable. 2 loathsome, repellent, repulsive. SEE SYNONYMS FOR odious ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR odiousSEE ANTONYMS FOR odious ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for odious1. See hateful. OTHER WORDS FROM odiouso·di·ous·ly, adverbo·di·ous·ness, nounun·o·di·ous, adjectiveun·o·di·ous·ly, adverb un·o·di·ous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH odiousodious , odorousWords nearby odiousodeum, ODI, Odia, odic, Odin, odious, Odisha, odium, Odoacer, odograph, odometer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for odiousIs the lead character Hannah, played by Lena Dunham, intended to be likeable or odious? Why ‘Girls’ Is Bad for Women|Emma Woolf|March 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST A conscience exemption could offer cover for the oldest and most odious form of discrimination in America. How ‘Religious Freedom’ Is Hurting Everyone’s Freedom|Robert Shrum|March 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST A veteran Conservative politician, Tebbit is well-known for his controversial (often odious) pronouncements. Britain’s Weighty Issue|Emma Woolf|January 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST So why is it so odious to some in the art world when an artist tries to make a little coin for himself? The Myth of the Tortured Artist|Shane McAdams|January 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rock star is an odious distinction for a musician in the first place. Interview: T Bone Burnett, the Coen Brothers’ Music Guru|Andrew Romano|December 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST For to certain zealants, all speech of pacification is odious. Very likely she had already made plans with that odious Constance Stevens that would leave her out. Marjorie Dean|Pauline Lester How dare you consider me as an accomplice in your odious designs? Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life|Ann S. Stephens A case occurred within the present year in Ky., which illustrates this odious feature of slave law. The Slavery Question|John Lawrence It is true that this might have been an odious tyranny under a different kind of a man. Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon|Frederick Van Voorhies Holman
British Dictionary definitions for odiousDerived forms of odiousodiously, adverbodiousness, nounWord Origin for odiousC17: from Latin; see odium Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to odiousobnoxious, vile, horrid, disgusting, revolting, abhorrent, repulsive, abominable, loathsome, repugnant, creepy, detestable, execrable, foul, mean, offensive, ornery, pain in the neck, repellent, unpleasant |