Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb despise

1 sense of despise

Sense 1
contemn, despise, scorn, disdain -- (look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately")
       => hate, detest -- (dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians")

Antonyms of adj despised

1 sense of despised

Sense 1
despised, detested, hated, scorned -- (treated with contempt)

INDIRECT (VIA unloved) -> loved -- (held dear; "his loved companion of many years")

Similarity of adj despised

1 sense of despised

Sense 1
despised, detested, hated, scorned -- (treated with contempt)
       => unloved (vs. loved) -- (not loved)