as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
the revolting sight of animals being slaughtered for no good reason
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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
Aron Ravin, National Review, 15 Aug. 2021
If in future years the sport is slightly more sanitary and dugouts less revolting after games, great.
—Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 20 May 2020
Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
In his 1920 play, Capek’s robots end up revolting against humanity.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The hundreds of true-crime podcasts are even more revolting.
—Aron Ravin, National Review, 15 Aug. 2021
If in future years the sport is slightly more sanitary and dugouts less revolting after games, great.
—Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 20 May 2020
Verb
This political propaganda is revolting, totally disgusting and perhaps a violation of the Hatch Act.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
In his 1920 play, Capek’s robots end up revolting against humanity.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolting
Adjective
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By modern standards, kind of disgusting.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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But stepping into that closet was really disgusting.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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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
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Truly appalling friend counsel here from Mindy.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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Communities are rebelling against the construction of massive data farms.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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Gardeners, particularly Gen Z and Millennials, are rebelling against throwaway culture by ditching disposable gardening.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
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Up north, hundreds of sea lions have been found on beaches in recent months suffering from a bacterial condition that is sickening and killing younger sea lions by attacking their kidneys, said John Warner, CEO of the Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles in San Pedro.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Winter is coming, and no amount of Narcan can solve this sickening public health crisis.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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While there are dismemberments and other bits of gruesome violence to be found in the film, Badlands is largely aimed at endearing its audience rather than repulsing them.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Not because the moms themselves are toxic people, but because the dynamic shifts into an ugly place with mean-girl behavior.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Sure, coach Mike Tomlin's teams tend to win ugly games, but not in the playoffs — at least not lately.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Hoosiers, of course, are the prime example of a longtime awful football program rising to the top.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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Mamdani hasn’t had time yet to flesh out his awful, socialist ideas into real policies that adversely affect New Yorkers.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Are there horrible smells wafting around?—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
7 Jan. 2026
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Jimmy Kimmel was horrible, and some of these people.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Revolting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolting. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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