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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  • The disaster left Boyle Heights wrapped in a cloud of severe odor, pest infestations and potentially toxic air, leaving the community outraged over ongoing cleanup delays.
    — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026
  • Community outraged over shooting Over the past few days, a vigil was held to grieve the teenager before he was identified and protesters marched in the city’s downtown to stand in solidarity with Williams’ family and call for accountability.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of outraged
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  • Especially since so many of the people claiming to be offended by the art in my book are also gleefully distributing it far and wide to get their mailing lists angry and engaged.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
  • The idea that people who lived in small states should enjoy more power than people who lived in large states offended Madison and Hamilton’s sense of justice.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Definition of offended
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  • In 2017, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to a team of French researchers who used advanced brain-scanning technology to measure the extent to which some people are disgusted by fromage.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
  • Kim The call left Kim Grindell disgusted, furious and wracked with guilt.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Definition of disgusted
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  • McDonald’s was not displeased with Needham’s creative work, but Schrage and his colleagues had felt that the chain needed more in-depth account supervision and overall marketing help.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Bad Bunny clearly saw something that displeased him on center court.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of displeased
Verb
  • In 2010, four years after reaching the final for the second time in three World Cups, the players revolted against coach Raymond Domenech during the tournament.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
  • In 2013, Microsoft proposed similar restrictions for the original Xbox One, and Sony publicly committing to keep discs while Xbox users revolted.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Definition of revolted
Verb
  • Just before halftime, van Persie slipped past the Spanish defensive line to receive a long-range pass from teammate Daley Blind and looped the ball over Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas with a first-time diving header that amazed the audience.
    — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026
  • When Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone at America’s Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, the invention amazed the crowd.
    — David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Definition of amazed
Verb
  • My disillusionment comes in the aftermath of being part of various African diasporic communities that have been devastated, devalued, and sickened by capitalism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • The outbreak has sickened thousands of people across nine states, up from five states identified last week.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
Definition of sickened
Verb
  • To my surprise, though, a lot of the commenters were, um, horrified?
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The daughter of the Laestrygonians, whose scream summons the gigantic knights, is horrified to see men from the sea.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of horrified
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