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Synonyms for scandalous
ˈskæn dl əsscan·dalous
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Princeton's WordNet
disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shockingadjective
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
"scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"
Synonyms:
lurid, opprobrious, inglorious, shameful, shocking, disgraceful, black, ignominiousAntonyms:
moral
Dictionary of English Synonymes
scandalousadjective
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opprobrious, defamatory, libellous, slanderousscandalousadjective
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disgraceful, shameful, infamous, disreputable, ignominious, atrocious, odious, inglorious
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
scandalousadjective
Synonyms:
defamatory, libellous, slanderous, infamous, disgraceful, opprobrious, shameful, disreputable
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "scandalous":
outrageous, disgraceful, scandal, shameful, shocking, appalling, disgrace
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#271 | black | |
#11058 | scandal | |
#14061 | shocking | |
#17155 | outrageous | |
#26615 | disgrace | |
#29867 | shameful | |
#29891 | appalling | |
#40713 | scandalous | |
#45257 | disgraceful | |
#62489 | lurid | |
#121753 | ignominious | |
#157749 | inglorious | |
#285694 | opprobrious |
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The brutality of this worldwide phenomenon becomes all the more grave and scandalous in the church, for it is utterly incompatible with( its) moral authority and ethical credibility, consecrated persons.
President Bronislaw Komorowski:
The breakdown of the system for counting votes is a scandalous occurrence, an embarrassment, It is the peak of insanity to demand that the president take actions that would lead to a repeat of the vote.
Migrant Minister Yannis Mouzalas:
It's scandalous... that five police chiefs can overturn a decision of European Union prime ministers on the matter.
Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas:
Its scandalous... that five police chiefs can overturn a decision of European Union ministers on the matter.
French President Francois Hollande:
It's doubly regrettable, I was even going to say scandalous, place de la Republique, where all these flowers have been put, these candles ... in memory of those who fell under the bullets of the terrorists. (It is) also scandalous with regard to what is at stake at the climate conference, which is meant to let the world make decisions on the future of the planet.
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