All scandalous synonyms
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S s adjective scandalous
- juicy β full of juice; succulent: a juicy pear.
- backbiting β If you accuse someone of backbiting, you mean that they say unpleasant or unkind things about someone who is not present, especially in order to stop them doing well at work.
- detractory β (now rare) That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory.
- opprobrious β conveying or expressing opprobrium, as language or a speaker: opprobrious invectives.
- appalling β Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- nerdy β Slang. of or like a nerd.
- outrageous β of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- exploitative β In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
- flagitous β (archaic) wicked, reprehensible.
- gossiping β Present participle of gossip.
- wicked β evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
- maligning β to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
- egregious β Outstandingly bad; shocking.
- notorious β widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler. Synonyms: infamous, egregious, outrageous, arrant, flagrant, disreputable.
- foul β grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
- controversial β If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
- dishonourable β showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- base β The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- criminal β A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
adj scandalous
- atrocious β If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- flagitious β shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
- invidious β calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful: invidious remarks.
- deplorable β If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- flagrant β shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- monstrous β frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- desperate β If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
- disgraceful β bringing or deserving disgrace; shameful; dishonorable; disreputable.
- heinous β hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.
- godawful β extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- dishonorable β showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- in-continent β unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.
- foul-mouthed β using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- fairier β (in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- lowdown β the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
- disgusting β causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.
- in bad β not good in any manner or degree.
- casuistic β of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
- hardcore β unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- lewd β inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
- indictable β liable to being indicted, as a person.
- disreputable β not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- low-down β If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
- horrible β causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- calumniatory β of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- calumnious β of or using calumny
- impious β not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- in the doghouse β a small shelter for a dog.
- miscreated β miscreated.
- infamous β having an extremely bad reputation: an infamous city.
- grody β repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.