Antonyms for hate

extreme dislike:

compliment, approval, help, fondness, like, praise, friendship, flattery, good will, aid, happiness, respect, blessing, love, esteem, loving, liking, regard, delight, pleasure, kindness, honor, sympathy, admiration.

feeling:

love.

noun:

covet, crave, delight, darling, liking, tolerance, like, dear, treasure, adoration, beloved, taste, pleasure, appetite, felicity, relish, enjoyment, preference, joy, sweetheart, acceptance, worship, honey, passion, veneration, inclination, favorite, desire.

dislike very strongly:

endorse, cherish, approve, commend, flatter, admire, adore, sanction, laud.