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as in unusual
very different in a way that shocks or surprises people
The outrageous outfit he wore to the party attracted everyone's attention. The talk show host is known for her outrageous opinions.
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as in terrible
standing out because of being very bad or wrong
The student was suspended for his outrageous behavior.
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Recent Examples of outrageous
Still, his meltdown was outrageous.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Oct. 2025
Sadair’s Spear, which debuted in the summer of 2025, is the eponymous marque’s second attempt to take the already outrageous supercar to another level.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
But Driss has fielded his share of outrageous custom requests.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
No one tell him consistency isn’t supposed to be flashy, that outrageous production isn’t supposed to be rote.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Oct. 2025
Sadair’s Spear, which debuted in the summer of 2025, is the eponymous marque’s second attempt to take the already outrageous supercar to another level.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
But Driss has fielded his share of outrageous custom requests.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
No one tell him consistency isn’t supposed to be flashy, that outrageous production isn’t supposed to be rote.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for outrageous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outrageous
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The shake-up leaves an unusual number of spots open on the party’s Central Committee, which began its term in 2022 with 205 members and 171 non-voting alternates.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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Moose Jaw was actually unusual for its welcoming of Chinese immigrants, no small achievement in the often violently racist response to Asian immigrants to North America.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Oct. 2025
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Chapter narrators alternate between a homing pigeon and a soldier whose futures intersect in the most terrible of war offensives in France.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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Sunday will also be Gabriel’s first NFL start in terrible weather.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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The Critics Choice Association has announced the nominees for the 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, honoring the year’s outstanding achievements in nonfiction filmmaking.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Rutherford County earned a reputation for outstanding high school football over the past three-plus decades, and the 2020s could arguably be the best era yet.—
Cecil Joyce,
Murfreesboro Daily News Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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And in a shocking twist, it was revealed that on one of the highest voting nights, no celebrity will be going home this week.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold became the first smartphone to explode during a JerryRigEverything durability test, marking a shocking moment in YouTuber Zack Nelson’s decade-long history of stress-testing devices.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the film, Credenza runs the bizarre amusement park of Twitlandia alongside her husband — delighting in dirty pranks, filth and cruelty along the way.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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However, an anonymous NFL general manager has urged the team to target a bizarre position instead.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Many states rallied against this blatant gerrymandering by establishing independent redistricting panels.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Oct. 2025
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What this means for America Legal experts predict Comey will be acquitted – the evidence is weak and the political interference is blatant.—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2025
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His writing is lavishly detailed and sharply intelligent, nuanced and lyrical but also funny and sometimes surreal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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The dudes-rock montage that followed the execution sketch had some genuinely funny bits.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
15 Oct. 2025
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Only instead of ignoring or burying this awful truth, Kai travels the world, speaking at synagogues and in Jewish community centers about his family’s dark past — and at high schools and colleges to ensure that the atrocities of Nazi Germany are never forgotten or sanitized.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Stanford has been awful on the road, losing to Hawaii and getting blown out by BYU and Virginia.—
Harold Gutmann,
Mercury News,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Outrageous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outrageous. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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