SCANDALIZED Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

scandalized

verb

past tense of scandalize

as in outraged

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Bucks fans outraged with sponsor choice Some Bucks fans were not happy with the organization partnering with Uline and within hours of the announcement voiced their frustrations with the decision.

— Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Israelis poured into the streets, outraged that Netanyahu had squandered opportunities to reach a deal that might have saved them.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of outraged

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Consider its waiver, then, not just a warning but an attempt to weed out those who may be offended or triggered.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
The debate intensified over the weekend when former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, speaking on Newsmax, said he would be offended if Mamdani attended the ceremony.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of offended

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That is, Lamashtu spoke out about something that angered and disgusted the divine patriarch, and she was cast down to earth.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Harrity, who is open about his own recovery, is troubled and disgusted by police believing Horsch preyed on women struggling with addiction.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of disgusted

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While most of the male cops were unhappy with the gender integration of the department, a lot of the women officers were displeased, too.

— Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026
The only cohort of players likely to be displeased with this year’s prize money increases are doubles specialists.

— Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of displeased

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And especially with the stock market—I’m amazed the stock market still hasn’t really taken the hit.

— Victoria Feng, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
Perhaps what amazed me the most was the breadth and the depth to which a general American public seemed to be at a tipping point around the exorbitant cost of health care and how cavernous the gap is between the one percent and the 99 percent.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of amazed

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The hook in one panel evokes Chaïm Soutine, who painted slaughterhouses while keeping kosher, fascinated and horrified by the carnival of carcasses that to others had been normalized.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Dozens of content creators, like Food Beast and Costco New Deals, rushed to share the find with their followers, who were either amused, horrified or both.

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of horrified

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