Synonyms for outrageous
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Unconscionable — shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative
unconscionable, exorbitant, preposterous, shocking, scandalous, extravagant, reprehensible, egregious, shameful, despicable, unjustifiable, heinous, vile, flagrant, extortionate, hideous, atrocious, horrific, excessive, contemptible, monstrous, furious
Definitions
- adj. 1
Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative.
Related words
- Word family
- outrageously outrageousness outrage
Example sentences
- shocking An opinion is shocking only if it is a conviction.
- preposterous I've never heard such preposterous accusations!
- exorbitant Originally, the salesman named an exorbitant price.
- unconscionable Your views aren't unfashionable so much as unconscionable.
- laughable From the sublime to the laughable is just one step.
- infuriate Sami's behavior started to infuriate Layla.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| outrageous | rising | |
| shocking | rising | |
| preposterous | steady | |
| exorbitant | falling | |
| unconscionable | steady | |
| laughable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- vile1
- 7 letters
- furious3, hideous3, heinous2
- 8 letters
- shocking2, horrific3, shameful2, flagrant2
- 9 letters
- excessive3, monstrous2, laughable3, egregious3, atrocious3, infuriate4
- 10 letters
- despicable4, scandalous3, exorbitant4
- 11 letters
- extravagant4
- 12 letters
- preposterous4, contemptible4, extortionate4
- 13 letters
- reprehensible5, unjustifiable6
- 14 letters
- unconscionable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (furious3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- outrageant
- Italiano
- oltraggioso