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Synonyms for scandalous
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  1. 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, ignominious

    Antonyms:
    moral

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  1. scandalousadjective

    Synonyms:
    opprobrious, defamatory, libellous, slanderous

  2. scandalousadjective

    Synonyms:
    disgraceful, shameful, infamous, disreputable, ignominious, atrocious, odious, inglorious

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  1. scandalousadjective

    Synonyms:
    defamatory, libellous, slanderous, infamous, disgraceful, opprobrious, shameful, disreputable

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "scandalous":

    outrageous, disgraceful, scandal, shameful, shocking, appalling, disgrace

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#11058scandal
#14061shocking
#17155outrageous
#26615disgrace
#29867shameful
#29891appalling
#40713scandalous
#45257disgraceful
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#157749inglorious
#285694opprobrious

How to use scandalous in a sentence?

  1. Adam Schiff:

    He deserves better than that scandalous attack.

  2. Jack Kim:

    I was tasked with taking photos of military secrets and scandalous scenes.

  3. Diosdado Cabello:

    Do you think any similarity with this scandalous fabrication is pure coincidence? i don't think so!

  4. Jessica Vaughan:

    Irene Martin’s nomination for this valor award is scandalous.

  5. Mykola Azarov:

    If, using his knowledge, he played an active role then there's nothing scandalous about it.


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