scandalized

verb

past tense of scandalize
as in outraged

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalized
  1. outraged
  2. offended
  3. disgusted
  4. displeased
  5. revolted
  6. amazed
  7. sickened
  8. horrified
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  • Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said he was outraged by the recordings and had spoken to the injured man, Ricardo Gonzalez, who is a former longtime city employee.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • While we are relieved that Heidi has received medical care and is safe, we are outraged by this unwarranted attack on a journalist doing her job and urge a thorough investigation and follow-through from authorities.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of outraged
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  • David Spade thinks people have gotten a little too comfortable being offended.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The Brewers should be offended at the premise behind the owners’ push for a salary cap.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of offended
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  • Janice was disgusted; Mary was emotionally devastated and financially ruined.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of disgusted
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  • Some preservationists were displeased with the demolition, especially because Charlotte hasn’t necessarily been kind to its historic buildings.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of displeased
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  • And the audience would have been revolted that it was ever used on real people.
    — Tyler Shultz, STAT, 19 Oct. 2026
  • When OpenAI tried to take the model down, users revolted, forcing the company into briefly reinstating it.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of revolted
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  • Larry remarks, amazed all these years later by this odd before-they-were-stars encounter.
    — Blake J. Harris, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of amazed
Verb
  • Last week, ProPublica detailed the case of two girls severely sickened last year after consuming raw goat milk from an unregulated farm in southern California.
    — Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The milk suspected to have sickened the girls didn’t come from one of the state’s dozen licensed farms.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of sickened
Verb
  • Alma Hernandez, board president of Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, said she was horrified by ICE’s actions.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The incident Monday afternoon sparked horrified reactions on social media as eyewitnesses shared their experiences online.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of horrified
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