as in shocked
filled with disgust
we were revolted when we learned about the prevalence of child labor in the Third World
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as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust
the jury appeared to be revolted by the grisly details of the murder
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as in rebelled
to rise up against established authority
the students practically revolted when the school cancelled the championship football game
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Recent Examples of revolted
Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026
Others revolted against mask-wearing and caused a ruckus in the air.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
The package had languished in the House despite being approved without opposition last month in the Senate, as Republicans revolted, forcing a separate path for the immigration funds.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The house also is connected to Connecticut history through the Amistad, the ship from which, in 1839, kidnapped Africans revolted and fought successfully for their freedom.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
And the mayor is embroiled in a power struggle over leadership of the Chicago Housing Authority, where board members openly revolted against him by installing a CEO of their choosing, Keith Pettigrew, in a process Johnson says violated state law.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Thune and Johnson's joint statement came after the House GOP revolted on Friday and killed the Senate plan.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
In 2004 when Yankee Stadium briefly replaced Cracker Jack with Crunch ‘n Munch, another caramel corn treat with peanuts, fans revolted and the team brought back Cracker Jack.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
An end to the partial government shutdown looked to be on the horizon early Friday, March 27, until Republican leaders in the House of Representatives revolted that afternoon, coming out against a deal to end the six-week-long funding crisis at the Department of Homeland Security.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The stench of corruption might become so overwhelming that a revolted electorate rejects the entire enterprise.
—Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
Seeing this as a clear violation of their privacy, employees immediately revolted.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026
Others revolted against mask-wearing and caused a ruckus in the air.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
The package had languished in the House despite being approved without opposition last month in the Senate, as Republicans revolted, forcing a separate path for the immigration funds.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The house also is connected to Connecticut history through the Amistad, the ship from which, in 1839, kidnapped Africans revolted and fought successfully for their freedom.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2026
And the mayor is embroiled in a power struggle over leadership of the Chicago Housing Authority, where board members openly revolted against him by installing a CEO of their choosing, Keith Pettigrew, in a process Johnson says violated state law.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Thune and Johnson's joint statement came after the House GOP revolted on Friday and killed the Senate plan.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2026
In 2004 when Yankee Stadium briefly replaced Cracker Jack with Crunch ‘n Munch, another caramel corn treat with peanuts, fans revolted and the team brought back Cracker Jack.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
An end to the partial government shutdown looked to be on the horizon early Friday, March 27, until Republican leaders in the House of Representatives revolted that afternoon, coming out against a deal to end the six-week-long funding crisis at the Department of Homeland Security.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolted
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The teaser trailer opens with Cooke and Lindsay Hubbard giving their shocked reactions to Batula and Wilson’s public statement about their romance, which came in March after cameras stopped rolling on the 10th season, which airs its finale tonight.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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Most people are genuinely shocked by what comes back.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Verb
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Even the consciousness on the back of her head is disgusted with her, but hey, Ashley has always been her own worst critic.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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The researchers also found that being young, female, and well educated increased the odds that someone would be moist averse, as did being disgusted more generally by bodily functions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Jane rebelled against Marge’s efforts to manage her choices, especially on whom to date.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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As a young woman, my mother rebelled against this laborious femininity, mostly wearing jeans and loose men’s shirts.—
Benny Peterson,
Vogue,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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That night, both the President and his wife periodically fled upstairs to check on their most beloved son, the eleven-year-old Willie, sick with a fever that would kill him two weeks later.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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What this narrative neglects are all the ways treatment might cause terrible side effects, or the long period one spends being sick, and how one’s identity may have changed in the interim.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Firstman’s debut directorial effort, Club Kid, shrewdly acknowledges those garish personality tics, which have both endeared and repulsed audiences.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Anyone who has worked in or observed the media industry for the last couple of decades will recognize and be repulsed by nepo-baby Jay, who is undeniably villainous.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Police said the two male juveniles became angered when the other three would not take them to buy marijuana.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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At least three people linked to the outbreak aboard the ship have died, while additional passengers have been sickened, according to the World Health Organization.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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Over the course of May 9 and 10, scientists at the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory worked around the clock to develop a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for Andes hantavirus, which has sickened at least 10 and killed three people who sailed on board the MV Hondius.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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Twain was by turns amused and appalled by the histrionics that taint our tellings of history, and by the yawning gaps between myth and reality.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Hiram Crombie is shocked and appalled that Jamie is taking the Trading Post from him and kicking him and the other men off Fraser’s Ridge?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Revolted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolted. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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