🔄 Synonyms of "Shocking"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lurid | Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex. |
| immoral | Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.) |
| shameful | Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful |
| sensational | Provoking a reaction of interest or excitement. |
| scandalous | Of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal; regarded as so immoral or wrong as to be extremely disgraceful; despicable, shameful. |
| disgraceful | Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shocking"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lurid | Pruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex. |
| scandalous | Of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal; regarded as so immoral or wrong as to be extremely disgraceful; despicable, shameful. |
| shameful | Causing or meriting shame or disgrace; disgraceful |
| disgraceful | Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful. |
| immoral | Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.) |
| sensational | Provoking a reaction of interest or excitement. |
| startling | Likely to startle; surprising; shocking. |
| shockernoun | (colloquial) One who or that which shocks or startles. |
| stunning | (informal) Exceptionally beautiful or attractive. |
| upsetting | Causing upset; distressing, unsettling, hurtful. |
| worrying | Inducing worry. |
| astonishing | Causing astonishment. |
| daunting | Discouraging; inspiring fear. |
| astounding | That astounds or astound. |
| troubling | distressing, worrying |
| spooky | (informal) Eerie, or suggestive of ghosts or the supernatural. |
| disruptive | (business) Causing major change, as in a market. |
| distressing | Causing distress; upsetting; distressful. |
| perplexing | That causes perplexity. |
| jaw-dropping | (informal) Causing great awe or surprise. |
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