scandalized

Definition of scandalizednext
past tense of scandalize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalized
Verb
  • Kris Rogers is a Land Park community advocate outraged by the new program, which allows needle exchanges in a mobile RV positioned within several library branch parking lots.
    Steve Large, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • But the video, which came out three weeks ago, has outraged many of the business class.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
Verb
  • While a couple of other states have similar bills, none are named after Kirk, the conservative activist whose rhetoric has both offended and resonated with many.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 May 2026
  • As a democracy, we should be offended that our own government has done this to our brothers and sisters trying to provide a decent lifestyle for their families.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Many consumers are wary, skeptical, and even disgusted by AI content in ads.
    Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Jackson and Jones are opposed by other Republicans including Raffensperger and Carr, who are hoping that voters disgusted by the attacks between Jackson and Jones will be looking for other options.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • Many of Furgeson’s subjects were displeased by his haughty musings, which would seem less out of place if he was garbed in a royal mantle and wielding a golden scepter.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 4 June 2026
  • Bromley, displeased, asked for a show of hands from anyone who believed that this was the most interesting story Jamie had to tell about himself.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Roaring Kitty, revolted against the investment establishment.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
  • Seeing this as a clear violation of their privacy, employees immediately revolted.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • I'mPhaedra Trethan, amazed at these quick-thinking kids.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Commenters quickly identified it as a death cap mushroom — the same fungi that’s sickened scores of Californians.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
  • The outbreak has sickened at least 134 people and killed 18 across Congo and Uganda, with survivors describing harsh symptoms, scarce therapies and fearful neighbors who kept their distance.
    Justin Kabumba, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • Every episode of the series, including its most controversial to date, pushed its characters to the edge – and some even to their death – leaving viewers shocked and, in some cases, horrified.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 1 June 2026
  • Many are horrified by all this short-termism.
    Eric Ries, Time, 28 May 2026
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“Scandalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalized. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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