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
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Just days ago, OpenAI was forced into damage control after users revolted against GPT-5’s colder, more clinical tone.
—Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Black people, trapped in neighborhoods that felt increasingly like holding pens, revolted.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
There will likely be a tipping point where the historic matchgoing fan is either priced out or just revolted out of wanting to attend.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
But in a twist, some users revolted, irritated by OpenAI's decision to retire older models, including the apparently much-beloved GPT-4o.
—PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
Johnson has been the speaker since October 2023, after a handful of House Republicans revolted against former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, placing the lower chamber in chaos.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
He was reinstated a few days later after the company's employees revolted and threatened to quit over the move.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Many House Republicans revolted in part over the length of the bill, so discussions are now centered on a smaller package.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
Several professional medical societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, have revolted against the government, and last month published immunization guidelines that diverge from the current CDC’s.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Just days ago, OpenAI was forced into damage control after users revolted against GPT-5’s colder, more clinical tone.
—Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Black people, trapped in neighborhoods that felt increasingly like holding pens, revolted.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
There will likely be a tipping point where the historic matchgoing fan is either priced out or just revolted out of wanting to attend.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
But in a twist, some users revolted, irritated by OpenAI's decision to retire older models, including the apparently much-beloved GPT-4o.
—PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
Johnson has been the speaker since October 2023, after a handful of House Republicans revolted against former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, placing the lower chamber in chaos.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
He was reinstated a few days later after the company's employees revolted and threatened to quit over the move.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Many House Republicans revolted in part over the length of the bill, so discussions are now centered on a smaller package.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolted
Adjective
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Inside the West Wing, staff sat in shocked silence, scrolling to see the latest updates of news on their phones and messages on their computer screens.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Lauryn was seen crying and seemingly shocked.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The youthful Oklahoma City Thunder celebrated their first NBA championship in June and endured widespread mockery from the internet when most of them were confused and then disgusted by their first taste of champagne.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Locals were disgusted with city leadership’s inept handling of the crisis.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Trump then walked back that threat after markets rebelled, and instead began critiquing Powell’s management of the Federal Reserve more widely—recently targeting its office renovations.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Jordan, now a teen-ager, lives with his mother in Phoenix and has rebelled by becoming a punk rocker.—
Rob Reiner,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But many Americans who don't meet the new criteria do still want to get vaccinated to avoid getting sick or spreading the virus to vulnerable family members.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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Harry, who served in the British Armed Forces for 10 years, launched The Invictus Games in London in 2014 to honor active duty and veteran service members who have been wounded, injured or sick on the job.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Like Einstein, Brassard feels repulsed by the way the particles in the Bell experiment seem to have firsthand awareness of each other despite being separated by, in principle, light-years of space.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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Kay’s particular diet was a recurring talking point on the show, with condiments such as ketchup and mayo among the foods that repulsed the TV voice of the Yankees.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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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Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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In late August, contaminated oysters sickened several people in Louisiana, killing two people and sending 22 others to the hospital.—
Mollye Barrows,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Leo’s appalled; Geno looks forward to eating.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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Trump’s victories against the bureaucracy have appalled many Democrats, though none have much of a theory on how to put Humpty Dumpty back together.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Revolted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolted. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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