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Synonyms for scandalous
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  1. disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shockingadjective

    giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

    "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time"

    Synonyms:
    lurid, opprobrious, inglorious, shameful, shocking, disgraceful, black, ignominious

    Antonyms:
    moral

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  1. scandalousadjective

    Synonyms:
    opprobrious, defamatory, libellous, slanderous

  2. scandalousadjective

    Synonyms:
    disgraceful, shameful, infamous, disreputable, ignominious, atrocious, odious, inglorious

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  1. scandalousadjective

    Synonyms:
    defamatory, libellous, slanderous, infamous, disgraceful, opprobrious, shameful, disreputable

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "scandalous":

    outrageous, disgraceful, scandal, shameful, shocking, appalling, disgrace

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How to use scandalous in a sentence?

  1. African Union:

    What happened in Libya is shocking, scandalous, but we must establish the responsibilities.

  2. Jack Kim:

    I was tasked with taking photos of military secrets and scandalous scenes.

  3. French President Francois Hollande:

    It's doubly regrettable, I was even going to say scandalous, place de la Republique, where all these flowers have been put, these candles ... in memory of those who fell under the bullets of the terrorists. (It is) also scandalous with regard to what is at stake at the climate conference, which is meant to let the world make decisions on the future of the planet.

  4. Jessica Vaughan:

    Irene Martin’s nomination for this valor award is scandalous.

  5. Greek Migration Minister Yannis Mouzalas:

    Its scandalous... that five police chiefs can overturn a decision of European Union ministers on the matter.


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