Synonyms for appalled

Most common

shocked · panic-stricken · dismayed · aghast

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Shocked, horrified by something unpleasant.

Example sentences

• shocked Had he heard the news, he might have been shocked.
• dismayed She was dismayed at their ignorance in etiquette.
• aghast Aghast I stood, tongue-tied, with stiffening hair.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

aghast²

7 letters

shocked¹

8 letters

dismayed²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aghast² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

atterré