scandalized

past tense of scandalize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scandalized
Verb
  • They’ve been similarly outraged by the fecklessness of their own party leaders.
    Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • The crime brought the civil rights struggle onto the national stage and outraged President Kennedy.
    Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • Feeling offended by opinions that differ from yours?
    USA TODAY, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Evans, a 6-foot-6 guard from Duke, said he wasn’t offended by prognostications that place him late in the first round.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Kim The call left Kim Grindell disgusted, furious and wracked with guilt.
    Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • Many of the crew members are disgusted by Vito's homosexuality, but Phil seems to take special exception to this revelation, going out of his way to demand Tony take him out and becoming violently angered even at the mere mention of Vito's name.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • Bad Bunny clearly saw something that displeased him on center court.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Some customers on social media are understandably displeased by the news, with users on sites like Reddit promoting physical copies as the best way to permanently own media.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Luddites revolted against the loom in the 1830s, while newspapers perpetuated the drama.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • The country’s first civil war began on the eve of independence and lasted from 1955 until 1972, when the southerners, who were largely Christian or animists, revolted against the repressive and exploitative control of the government in Khartoum.
    Janine di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 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
  • As of Monday, the outbreak had sickened 1,048 people and killed 267, according to the World Health Organization.
    Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2026
  • The disease has sickened humans for thousands of years and wiped out a significant chunk of Europe's population in the 14th century during what's known as the Black Death.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • She would be horrified, hurt—ashamed, even, of Zeenat’s behavior.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • Alicent looks understandably horrified to see her father's head on the ground away from his body.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026
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“Scandalized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scandalized. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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