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Synonyms for SCANDALOUS: disgusting, ugly, sickening, shocking, horrible, awful, obscene, hideous; Antonyms of SCANDALOUS: innocuous, acceptable, desirable, attractive, delightful, delicious, inoffensive, sweet
Meaning of scandalous in English. scandalous. adjective. us / ˈskæn.d ə l.əs / uk / ˈskæn.d ə l.əs / Add to word list. making people shocked and upset: scandalous stories. It's scandalous that we do so little to prevent homelessness. Synonyms. disgraceful. outrageous. shameful disapproving. shocking. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The adjective scandalous can refer to something morally offensive, or even illegal, although it's used often simply to mean "shocking". It describes something that has potential to cause a scandal, which comes from the Greek skandalon , "a trap laid for an enemy."
Check pronunciation: scandalous. Definition of scandalous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
scandalous. adjective. uk / ˈskænd ə ləs / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. shocking or morally wrong: a scandalous waste of money. (Definition of scandalous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
May 14, 2024 · adjective. 1. disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper. scandalous behavior in public. 2. defamatory or libelous, as a speech or writing. 3. attracted to or preoccupied with scandal, as a person. a scandalous, vicious gossip.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English scan‧dal‧ous /ˈskændələs/ adjective 1 completely unfair and wrong SYN shocking a scandalous waste of public money scandalous behaviour 2 involving stories about dishonest or immoral things that someone has done scandalous stories about the prime minister —scandalously adverb Examples ...
