Synonyms of the word shocking


SHOCKINGDISGRACEFUL - IMMORAL - LURID - SCANDALOUS - SENSATIONAL - SHAMEFUL

shocking

  • adj. Inspiring shock; startling.
  • adj. Unusually obscene or lewd.
  • adj. (colloquial) Extremely bad.
  • v. present participle of shock.
  • n. The application of an electric shock.

disgraceful

  • adj. Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
  • adj. Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.

immoral

  • adj. Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law.

lurid

  • adj. Shocking, horrifying.
  • adj. Melodramatic.
  • adj. Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance.
  • adj. Being of a light yellow hue.
  • adj. (botany) Having a brown colour tinged with red, as of flame seen through smoke.
  • adj. (zoology) Having a colour tinged with purple, yellow, and grey.

scandalous

  • adj. wrong, immoral, causing a scandal.
  • adj. malicious, defamatory.

sensational

  • adj. Of or pertaining to sensation.
  • adj. Piquing or arousing the senses.
  • adj. Provocative.
  • adj. Exceptionally great.

shameful

  • adj. Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful.
  • adj. Giving offense.

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