What is another word for appalled?
Synonyms for appalled
ap·palled
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word appalled.
Princeton's WordNet
aghast(p), appalled, dismayed, shockedadjective
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
Antonyms:
unafraid(p), fearless
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "appalled":
dismayed, horrified, shocked, outraged, underwhelmed, mortified, distressed, shaken
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#11678 | shocked | |
#19943 | distressed | |
#23453 | shaken | |
#27768 | outraged | |
#35170 | horrified | |
#37521 | appalled | |
#44288 | dismayed | |
#78484 | mortified | |
#120953 | underwhelmed |
How to use appalled in a sentence?
Homeland Security Jeh Johnson:
Like many others I was appalled by the episode reflected in the Inspector General's report, which brought real discredit to the Secret Service.
It upsets me that most parents today are so overly protective of their kids, probably stunting their growth and confidence. And I am appalled that police are treating parents, who trust their kids and give them some room, like criminals.
I can't imagine anybody that's not appalled by the alleged behavior.
I am offended and appalled that an individual within our community would treat a police officer in such a manner, in my 18 years here I’ve never heard of an incident like this before.
Like many of you, I have been following the disturbing events in Washington, D.C. closely. It is hard to express the depth of concern about developments in recent years, i was deeply appalled by what happened yesterday, and I spoke to the Board of Directors this morning.
Translations for appalled
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for appalled »
Translation
Find a translation for the appalled synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"appalled." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/appalled>.
Discuss these appalled synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In