Strong dislike
The crossword clue "Strong dislike" is answered by ANIMUS, a 6-letter entry. Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ANIMUS
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ANIMUS answer page.
Used 8 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1989. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- ANTIPATHY (2 uses in xd)
- LOATHING (2 uses in xd)
Other clues for ANIMUS
Every other clue in this collection answered by ANIMUS, most used first.
- Ill will - used 30 times, most recently in 2024
- Hostility - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
- Bad blood - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Enmity - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
- Feeling of hatred - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
- Hostile feeling - used 6 times, most recently in 2021
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Strong-arm - COERCE, used 55 times
- Strong - POTENT, used 23 times
- "Curiously strong" mint - ALTOID, used 21 times
- Strong points - ASSETS, used 16 times
- Strong desire - THIRST, used 11 times
- Dislike intensely - DETEST, used 8 times
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