# reviled

/ɹiˈvaɪɫd/ (US) · /ɹɪvˈaɪld/ (UK) · CEFR C2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/reviled
Updated: 2026-10-15

## Definition

hated by many people and talked about in a very harsh way. You use it for a person, plan, or idea that the public strongly dislikes.

For teachers: subjected to intense hatred and contemptuous criticism; widely despised on moral or political grounds.

## Examples

- The reviled fee makes many parents angry.
- The reviled factory owner faced protests every morning from workers demanding safer conditions.
- Once celebrated as a reformer, the now reviled minister left office under a cloud of scandal, his name invoked less with respect than with bitterness.

## Synonyms

hated, despised, loathe, scorned, condemned, detested

## Antonyms

admire, respected, loved, praise

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