Advertisement
Advertisement
shocking
adjective as in outrageous; very surprising
Strongest matches
appalling, awful, disgraceful, disgusting, disquieting, distressing, dreadful, ghastly, heinous, horrible, horrific, horrifying, shameful, terrible, ugly
Strong matches
burning, crying, foul, glaring, nauseating, revolting, sickening, stupefying
Weak matches
abominable, atrocious, desperate, detestable, direful, fearful, formidable, frightful, hateful, hideous, loathsome, monstrous, odious, offensive, repulsive, scandalous, unspeakable
Example Sentences
"It is shocking that until a policy change in 2022, it was considered acceptable to house families in properties known to have damp and mould," the report said.
England have lost six of their past seven bilateral series in 50-over cricket in a shocking and concerning run that goes back to the start of the 2023 World Cup.
“There’s a reason he has over a hundred touchdowns,” LaFleur said, adding, “It’s not shocking.”
"This is most likely a shocking - and tragic - one-off."
Despite being bigger, bolder and more shocking than the average form of activism, we’ve watched as extremists momentarily capture the world’s attention, before the general narrative inevitably sways a different way.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse