Shocking synonyms
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Feeling fear; afraid
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- Feeling fear; afraid
- Extreme, as in degree or extent. Used especially of something negative:
- Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening:
Tending to repel or drive off:
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- Tending to repel or drive off:
- Characterized by, or having the nature of, repulsion
- Causing strong dislike or aversion; disgusting; offensive
Engaged in revolt; rebellious
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- Engaged in revolt; rebellious
- Causing revulsion; disgusting; repulsive; offensive; loathsome
- That which revolts or is repelling.
Occurring without warning; unforeseen.
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- Occurring without warning; unforeseen.
- Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.
frightful
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offensive
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Very cruel, evil, brutal, etc.
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- Very cruel, evil, brutal, etc.
- Very bad, unpleasant, offensive, inferior, etc.
- Extremely evil or cruel; monstrous:
Outrageously evil or wicked; abominable
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- Outrageously evil or wicked; abominable
- Wicked; abominable:
- (Informal) Very unappealing; ugly:
(Archaic) Deviating greatly from the norm in appearance or structure; abnormal.
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- (Archaic) Deviating greatly from the norm in appearance or structure; abnormal.
- Very unnatural or abnormal in shape, type, or character
- Exceptionally large; enormous:
Being well beyond the bounds of good taste:
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- Being well beyond the bounds of good taste:
- Having the nature of, involving, or doing great injury or wrong
- Extremely unusual or unconventional; extraordinary:
Causing scandal; shocking:
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- Causing scandal; shocking:
- Causing scandal; offensive to a sense of decency or shocking to the moral feelings of the community; shameful
- Containing material damaging to reputation; defamatory:
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- Horrifying and astonishing.
- Causing horror, shock, or dismay
- Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:
Causing fear; terrifying
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- Causing fear; terrifying
- Very bad, ugly, unpleasant, etc.
- Dreadful; appalling
Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
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- Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
- Very bad, offensive, disagreeable, etc.
- Inspiring dread; terrible.
Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
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- Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
- (Informal) Unpleasant; annoying
- Shocking; terrible
Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
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- Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
- Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
- Horrible; frightful
Hideous; dreadful:
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- Hideous; dreadful:
- Horrible; frightful
Arousing or tending to arouse horror; dreadful:
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- Arousing or tending to arouse horror; dreadful:
- (Informal) Very bad, ugly, shocking, unpleasant, etc.
- Causing a feeling of horror; terrible; dreadful; frightful
(Informal) Very unpleasant or unappealing:
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- (Informal) Very unpleasant or unappealing:
- (Archaic) Feeling or showing hate; malicious; malevolent
- Nasty, unpleasant, objectionable, etc.
(Archaic) Very wicked; outrageous
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- (Archaic) Very wicked; outrageous
- Very much exceeding the usual size, number, or degree; of great size; huge; vast; immense
Causing terror; fearful; frightful; dreadful
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- Causing terror; fearful; frightful; dreadful
- Very bad:
- Extremely formidable:
Offensive to one's feelings, or to prevailing notions, of modesty or decency; lewd
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- Offensive to one's feelings, or to prevailing notions, of modesty or decency; lewd
- (Law) Designating or of books, films, etc. which when judged by contemporary community standards, are found to appeal to a prurient interest in sex, be patently offensive, and have no serious artistic, scientific, or social value
- (--- Law) Of or relating to materials that can be regulated or criminalized because their depiction of nudity, sex, or excretion is patently offensive and without artistic or scientific value.
Having no regard for morality.
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- Having no regard for morality.
- Extremely unusual or unconventional; extraordinary:
- Being well beyond the bounds of good taste:
(Obs.) With the first last and the last first; inverted
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- (Obs.) With the first last and the last first; inverted
- So contrary to nature, reason, or common sense as to be laughable; absurd; ridiculous
Deserving ridicule
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- Deserving ridicule
- Deserving or inspiring ridicule; absurd, preposterous, or silly.
So harmful to the interests of one of the parties to an agreement or contract as to make that paper unenforceable and, therefore, null and void. So harmful to the interests of one of the parties to an agreement or contract as to make that paper unenforceable and, therefore, null and void.
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- So harmful to the interests of one of the parties to an agreement or contract as to make that paper unenforceable and, therefore, null and void. So harmful to the interests of one of the parties to an agreement or contract as to make that paper unenforceable and, therefore, null and void.
- Unreasonable, excessive, or immoderate
- Beyond prudence or reason; excessive:
Unsupported by a valid exception to requirements of a warrant; for example, unreasonable search and seizure.
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- Unsupported by a valid exception to requirements of a warrant; for example, unreasonable search and seizure.
- Not determined by reason; capricious; arbitrary; irrational.
- Having or showing little sense or judgment; not rational
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