Detest Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Detest (6) featured in Mirror Quick puzzle on March 2, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LOATHE.

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9 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
LOATHE Detest (6) (6) Mirror Quick Mar 2, 2026
ABHOR Detest (5) The Times Sunday Concise Feb 15, 2026
HATE Detest (4) Commuter Feb 14, 2026
RESENT Detest (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 27, 2025
DESPISE Detest (7) The Guardian Speedy Sep 3, 2023
FRAYED Detest (6) New York Times May 6, 2020
EXECRATE Detest (8) Premier Sunday Oct 27, 2019
ABOMINATE Detest (9)
LEECH Detest (5)

31 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
37% HATED Detested (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 9, 2025
35% ABHORS Detests (6) LA Times Daily Sep 15, 2025
35% VILE Detestable (4) Newsday Sep 12, 2025
35% HATING Detesting (6) Commuter Jul 16, 2025
35% HATES Detests (5) LA Times Daily Jul 10, 2025
35% LOATHSOME Detestable (9) The Telegraph Quick May 2, 2025
35% LOATHED Detested (7) Eugene Sheffer Apr 17, 2025
35% HATEFUL Detestable (7)
35% ODIOUS Detestable (6) The Guardian Quick Dec 28, 2022
35% HATRED Detestation (6) The Telegraph Quick Jul 22, 2022

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To "detest" means to intensely dislike or loathe something. The word "abhor" is a synonym for detest, indicating a strong feeling of disgust or hatred towards something. In crossword puzzles, knowing synonyms is key to cracking the clues.