Synonyms for outrage
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Offend — to inspire feelings of outrage in
offend, anger, insult, affront, provoke, infuriate, enrage, rile, inflame, madden, envenom, gall, vex, aggravate, embitter
2. Rape — to sexually violate; to rape
rape, violence, violate, assault, force, dishonor US, dishonour UK, injury, misuse, r-word, pollute, maltreat, taint, pervert, abuse dated, ravish dated, oppress dated, vitiate dated, ravage slang, defile dated, viole dated, constuprate dated
3. Shock
shock, scandalize, scandalise UK, appal UK, appall US
Noun
1. Atrocity — an excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity
atrocity, infamy, crime, depravity, mischief, offense US, offence UK, barbarism, wrong, turpitude, wickedness, iniquity, unlawfulness, misdeed, trespass, delinquency
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To inspire feelings of outrage in.
The senator's comments outraged the community.
- v. 2
To sexually violate; to rape.
- v. 3
To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse.
- n. 1
An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity.
Related words
- Word family
- outrageous
- Phrases
- outrage porn
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An outrage combines insult and injury.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- anger Susan broke the dish on purpose to show her anger.
- insult An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
- offend I can never allow you to offend my wife like this.
- affront The coup d'etat in Brazil is an affront to democracy.
- violence The police were unable to cope with such violence.
- rape Pietro tried to rape Melissa in a public building.
By length
- 3 letters
- vex1
- 4 letters
- rape1, gall1, rile1
- 5 letters
- wrong1, force1, crime1, abuse2, shock1, anger2, taint1, viole2, appal
- 6 letters
- injury3, insult2, offend2, madden2, misuse2, infamy3, ravage2, defile, enrage2, ravish, appall2
- 7 letters
- assault2, offense2, scandal2, offence, violate3, provoke2, pervert2, profane2, affront2, pollute2, oppress2, inflame2, misdeed2, vitiate3
- 8 letters
- violence3, mischief2, trespass2, atrocity4, dishonor3, iniquity4, maltreat, embitter3
- 9 letters
- depravity4, aggravate3, barbarism4, dishonour, indignity4, infuriate4, desecrate3, turpitude3
- 10 letters
- wickedness3, scandalize3, scandalise
- 11 letters
- indignation4, delinquency4, constuprate
- 12 letters
- unlawfulness
- 14 letters
- scandalisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (abuse2 = 2 syllables).