What are some alternative words for scandalize?
Synonyms for scandalize
ˈskæn dlˌaɪz
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Princeton's WordNet
shock, offend, scandalize, scandalise, appal, appall, outrage(verb)
strike with disgust or revulsion
"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
Synonyms:
dishonour, scandalise, offend, ravish, profane, traumatize, dishonor, traumatise, desecrate, spite, transgress, injure, floor, appal, wound, blow out of the water, break, horrify, alarm, ball over, dismay, hurt, breach, rape, violate, infract, shock, take aback, outrage, appall, assault, bruise, go against, pique
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
scandalize(v. a.)
Synonyms:
offend, give offence toscandalize(v. a.)
Synonyms:
vilify, asperse, defame, backbite, decry, calumniate, slander, reproach, libel, revile, satirize, lampoon, bring disgrace on, inveigh against
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List of paraphrases for "scandalize":
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1533 | floor | |
| #1605 | rape | |
| #1618 | break | |
| #4148 | alarm | |
| #4602 | shock | |
| #5093 | hurt | |
| #6171 | assault | |
| #9001 | breach | |
| #9117 | wound | |
| #10782 | spite | |
| #12746 | violate | |
| #20114 | outrage | |
| #23039 | offend | |
| #26615 | disgrace | |
| #28532 | disgust | |
| #32543 | profane | |
| #33345 | dismay | |
| #33441 | pique | |
| #34306 | injure | |
| #42903 | reproach | |
| #45961 | bruise | |
| #59800 | dishonor | |
| #73765 | defame | |
| #92722 | dishonour | |
| #98708 | transgress | |
| #108269 | clew | |
| #132871 | desecrate | |
| #151654 | ravish | |
| #204791 | horrify | |
| #216390 | appal | |
| #282075 | traumatize | |
| #290491 | appall |
How to use scandalize in a sentence?
The lusts and greeds of the body scandalize the Soul but it has to come to heel.
In these times, it seems like the ‘Great Accuser’ has been unchained and has it in for bishops, true, we are all sinners, we bishops. He tries to uncover the sins, so they are visible in order to scandalize the people.
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