REVOLTING Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ri-ˈvōl-tiŋ

Definition of revolting

as in disgusting

causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment the revolting sight of animals being slaughtered for no good reason

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verb

present participle of revolt

as in appalling

to cause to feel disgust the jury appeared to be revolted by the grisly details of the murder

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as in rebelling

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 revolting

Adjective

This revolting behavior is not limited to the media. — Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 The many physically revolting and morally repellent acts that ensue amount to little but a gross-out joke. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025

Verb

The emotional circuit that my favorite songs lit up inside me was too vivid; music felt overwhelming, if not revolting. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Whether the effort to stabilize things by Ellison and Bilton is enough to keep viewers engaged and staff from revolting remains to be seen. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for revolting

Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolting

Adjective

There is real hope of a postseason push, with the disgusting state of the American League leaving the door open for any team that dares to play well.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
This whole situation is discriminatory, disgusting, and quite frankly, Orwellian.

— Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of disgusting

Verb

The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Of all the recent poster boys for appalling misbehavior by the State Police, Michael Proctor would of course rank number one.

— Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026

Definition of appalling

Verb

People are rebelling against the constant connection and dopamine distraction that smartphones can bring.

— Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
With fatter paychecks, customers are rebelling against the chains that serve up shrinkflation and replace workers with broken self-checkout machines and touchscreen kiosks.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebelling

Adjective

The seventh-round rookie threw an ugly interception in the first quarter, while backpedaling and off his back foot.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Several leading Democrats, including Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, issued statements denouncing Piker’s ugly warning to the Jews as a barely veiled anti-Semitic threat.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ugly

Adjective

Cyber stocks late last year and into 2026 were being lumped into the awful enterprise software trade.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
In 2024, Burke’s squad dragged itself off the mat after an awful (yet at the time, typical) start to the season to go unbeaten in 12 of 13 matches down the stretch and narrowly miss the playoffs.

— Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of awful

Adjective

Anne Hathaway is a leftist, woke, horrible choice for DAYS OF THUNDER NASCAR audience who are MAGA.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
These two rubber bands in our throat are affected by everything from hormones to psychology to a bad day to a horrible night’s sleep to the sniffles or whatever.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026