Antonyms of adj lovable

1 sense of lovable

Sense 1
lovable (vs. hateful), loveable -- (having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child")

hateful (vs. lovable) -- (evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly)
        => abominable, detestable, execrable, odious -- (unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke)
        => unlovable -- (incapable of inspiring love or affection; "she was in some mysterious way...unlovable"-Joseph Conrad)

Similarity of adj lovable

1 sense of lovable

Sense 1
lovable (vs. hateful), loveable -- (having characteristics that attract love or affection; "a mischievous but lovable child")
       => adorable, endearing, lovely -- (lovable especially in a childlike or naive way)
       => angelic, angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet -- (having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition")
       => cuddlesome, cuddly -- (inviting cuddling or hugging; "a cuddlesome baby"; "a cuddly teddybear")
          Also See-> amicable#1; desirable#1; loving#1

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