What are some opposite words for scandalous?
Antonyms for scandalous
ˈskæn dl əsscan·dalous
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term scandalous.
Princeton's WordNet
disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shockingadjective
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
"scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"
Antonyms:
moralSynonyms:
lurid, opprobrious, inglorious, shameful, shocking, disgraceful, black, ignominious
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
scandalousadjective
Synonyms:
defamatory, libellous, slanderous, infamous, disgraceful, opprobrious, shameful, disreputable
How to use scandalous in a sentence?
Irene Martin’s nomination for this valor award is scandalous.
But it is within the pope’s competence and authority to call attention to our moral responsibilities and duties in the face of the best scientific theory out there, especially when the consequences of not doing so are serious or even drastic, and where silence could be interpreted as scandalous.
If, using his knowledge, he played an active role then there's nothing scandalous about it.
He doesn’t thereby canonize or dogmatize a scientific theory, which by its very nature is subject to falsification and revision, but it is within the pope’s competence and authority to call attention to our moral responsibilities and duties in the face of the best scientific theory out there, especially when the consequences of not doing so are serious or even drastic, and where silence could be interpreted as scandalous.
Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas:
Its scandalous... that five police chiefs can overturn a decision of European Union ministers on the matter.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4904 | moral | |
#40713 | scandalous |
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