appalls

verb

variants also appals
present tense third-person singular of appall
as in shocks
to cause an unpleasant surprise for conditions inside the house overrun with cats simply appalled animal control officers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appalls
  1. shocks
  2. horrifies
  3. frightens
  4. stuns
Verb
  • All the regulars head inside, but then a loud boom shocks viewers.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • Finally, a mystical Rabbi arrives and shocks the king and queen by taking off all his clothing, getting under the table and crowing like a rooster.
    — Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of shocks
Verb
  • Watching how the United States treats detainees horrifies many Canadians, said Julia Sande, an immigration attorney with Amnesty International.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Sunday was another game-long display of why Wembanyama horrifies opponents from either side of the ball.
    — James Jackson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of horrifies
Verb
  • The thing that frightens me isn’t that machines will replace people.
    — Maria Colacurcio, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • What frightens scientists more than the sheer numbers are that the cuts are arbitrary and manifestly pernicious.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of frightens
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  • Designed by architect Bart Prince, this sculptural spot stuns with floor-to-ceiling windows and six viewing decks with impressive vistas of the Sandia Mountains.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Paula Abdul stuns in neon orange for The Hollywood Reporter’s A-list Aesthetics event at Hotel Bel-Air on July 15 in Los Angeles.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of stuns
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