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Synonyms for shocking
ˈʃɒk ɪŋshock·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
shocking
Awful should not be used of things which are merely disagreeable or annoying, nor of all that are alarming and terrible, but only of such as bring a solemn awe upon the soul, as in the presence of a superior power; as, the awful hush before the battle. That which is awful arouses an oppressive, that which is august an admiring reverence; we speak of the august presence of a mighty monarch, the awful presence of death. We speak of an exalted station, a grand mountain, an imposing presence, a majestic cathedral, a noble mien, a solemn litany, a stately march, an august assembly, the awful scene of the Judgment Day.
Synonyms:
alarming, appalling, august, awful, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, frightful, grand, horrible, imposing, majestic, noble, portentous, solemn, stately, terrible, terrificAntonyms:
base, beggarly, commonplace, contemptible, despicable, humble, inferior, lowly, mean, paltry, undignified, vulgar
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
shocking
Synonyms:
sad, horrible, disgraceful, hateful, revolting, abominable, loathsome, foulAntonyms:
pleasing, honorable, charming, delightful, creditable, exemplary, attractive, alluring, enticing
Princeton's WordNet
lurid, shockingadjective
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
"lurid details of the accident"
Synonyms:
disgraceful, shameful, lurid, scandalousAntonyms:
unsensational, moraldisgraceful, 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, scandalous, disgraceful, black, ignominiousAntonyms:
unsensational, moral
Dictionary of English Synonymes
shockingadjective
Synonyms:
repulsive, offensive, hateful, detestable, execrable, obnoxious, odious, disgusting, revolting, abominable, very badshockingadjective
Synonyms:
dreadful, terrible, horrid, horrible, fearful, frightful, dire, horrific, awful, tremendous, hideous, monstrous, ghastly, grim, appalling
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
shockingadjective
Synonyms:
scandalous, appalling, offensive, outrageous, heinous, dire
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "shocking":
appalling, outrageous, scandalous, alarming, staggering, horrifying, offensive, terrible, astonishing, horrific, frightening, shocked, striking, disturbing, shocker, revolting, dreadful, terrifying, surprising, distressing
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#271 | black | |
#560 | august | |
#1450 | grand | |
#5071 | sad | |
#5214 | noble | |
#6274 | offensive | |
#6918 | terrible | |
#8709 | horrible | |
#8853 | striking | |
#9457 | surprising | |
#9718 | foul | |
#9775 | awful | |
#11678 | shocked | |
#12244 | terrific | |
#13075 | disturbing | |
#13306 | majestic | |
#14061 | shocking | |
#15704 | imposing | |
#16120 | dire | |
#17155 | outrageous | |
#19676 | dread | |
#20016 | astonishing | |
#20756 | frightening | |
#20961 | staggering | |
#22989 | fearful | |
#23144 | alarming | |
#23190 | dreadful | |
#24854 | solemn | |
#25388 | terrifying | |
#26052 | horrific | |
#26755 | stately | |
#29867 | shameful | |
#29891 | appalling | |
#30054 | hateful | |
#36649 | shocker | |
#39885 | horrifying | |
#40713 | scandalous | |
#42423 | distressing | |
#45257 | disgraceful | |
#51404 | abominable | |
#54515 | frightful | |
#58305 | revolting | |
#62489 | lurid | |
#65966 | loathsome | |
#121753 | ignominious | |
#129078 | portentous | |
#157749 | inglorious | |
#285694 | opprobrious |
How to use shocking in a sentence?
The video shows how there was very little that the bar’s security could do to control the situation and it was clearly a shocking thing for staff and other people in the bar to witness.
The shocking difference between rich and poor in both countries is something to be addressed, it's especially magnified in the United States, this rich-poor difference is even more of a public health emergency.
It's shocking to me that one individual that's supposed to be the district attorney, not the public defenders, the district attorney is supposed to be there to support victims, to provide, you know, balance the scales of justice, to provide support and guidance, to be able to abide by the law. And he's not even willing to do that. And in all honesty, is revictimizing victims and their loved ones.
As a way out and in order to earn their living, they are compelled to continue to fabricate and sell groundless testimonies by trying to make them sound as shocking as possible, we shall no longer participate in international sessions singling out the human rights situation of the DPRK for mere political attack.
Some of the stuff on Facebook is absolutely shocking so I couldnt believe they didnt let me post a picture of my daughter.
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