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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  • Radicals, outraged at its concessions, wanted to fight and topple the shogunate in favor of imperial rule.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Team member outraged University of Maryland freshman Camryn Bryant is on the club tennis team that is embroiled in the scandal.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of outraged
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  • The Brewers should be offended at the premise behind the owners’ push for a salary cap.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a sense in the gut that really gets offended by people who abuse their power.
    — Sheelah Kolhatkar, New Yorker, 9 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
Verb
  • 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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  • Schumer has turned the tables since 2025 Attitudes within the Democratic caucus have improved since last year, when the base revolted against Schumer for the March vote to keep the Republican president’s government open.
    — Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Attitudes within the Democratic caucus have improved since last year, when the base revolted against Schumer for the March vote to keep the Republican president's government open.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 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
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  • 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
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  • The incident Monday afternoon sparked horrified reactions on social media as eyewitnesses shared their experiences online.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Henry’s horrified too, but my guy’s also confused because instead of really feeling for what her husband has been through, Julia is cold and distant.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of horrified
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