1
[ verb ] strike with disgust or revulsion

Synonyms

shock outrage appall appal scandalise offend

Examples

"The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

Used in print

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

The clock on the mantel_piece was scandalized and ticked so loudly that he glanced at it over his shoulder and then quickly left the room .

Related terms

disgust daze scandal scandal scandalization shocker

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Rhymes with

vandalize tantalize tantalize analyze finalize idolize internationalize nationalize evangelize hydrolyze compartmentalize nationalize internationalize denationalize criminalize depersonalize fictionalize personalize marginalize professionalize rationalize penalize catalyze internalize metabolize federalize depersonalize decriminalize institutionalize cannibalize capitalize caramelize generalize actualize ally's allies stylize monopolize revitalize formalize normalize moralize fossilize demoralize tranquilize naturalize decentralize centralize collateralize symbolize immortalize fertilize utilize mobilize socialize commercialize realize verbalize specialize destabilize editorialize demobilize crystallize memorialize stabilize liberalize brutalize immobilize neutralize globalize naturalize liberalize hospitalize civilize localize legalize paralyze trivialize sterilize serialize materialize industrialize trivialize equalize visualize individualize individualize idealize stylize supply's supplies allies allies' realize flies

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

scandal scandalise Schindler Schindele scandalous scandalmonger Scandinavia Sciaenidae sciaenid Schendel scandium Scandinavian scandalously scoundrel scantling scandent Schnider

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