All shocking synonyms
shockΒ·ing
S s adj shocking
- atrocious β If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- ghastly β shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
- low-necked β (of a dress or other garment) cut low so as to leave the neck and shoulders exposed; dΓ©colletΓ©.
- fearful β causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- formidable β causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- heart-rending β causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- ill-bred β showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.
- flagrant β shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- grievous β causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- blood-stained β stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.
- 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.
- ill-starred β doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky: an ill-starred enterprise.
- 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.
- chilling β If you describe something as chilling, you mean it is frightening.
- frightful β such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
- fearsome β causing fear: a fearsome noise.
- heinous β hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.
- demoniac β of, like, or suggestive of a demon; demonic
- hair-raising β terrifying or horrifying: We had a hair-raising brush with death.
- astounding β If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
- amazing β You say that something is amazing when it is very surprising and makes you feel pleasure, approval, or wonder.
- indefinable β not definable; not readily identified, described, analyzed, or determined.
- godawful β extremely dreadful or shocking: What a God-awful thing to say!
- dreadful β causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- low-down β If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
- awesome β An awesome person or thing is very impressive and often frightening.
- cliff-hanging β of, relating to, or characteristic of a cliff-hanger: a cliff-hanging vote of 20β19.
adjective shocking
- indecorous β not decorous; violating generally accepted standards of good taste or propriety; unseemly.
- horrendous β shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- outrageous β of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- horrid β such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
- nerdy β Slang. of or like a nerd.
- deplorable β If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- monstrous β frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- horrific β causing horror.
- flagitous β (archaic) wicked, reprehensible.
- horrifying β to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.
- jarring β to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
- devastating β If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging.
- miscreated β miscreated.
- woeful β full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation.
- bad β If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- egregious β Outstandingly bad; shocking.
- improper β not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
- gross β without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
noun shocking
- indecorum β indecorous behavior or character.
- atrocity β An atrocity is a very cruel, shocking action.
- horridness β The quality of being horrid.
- barbarousness β The state or quality of being barbarous.