Similar Words

— immoral
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— sensational
— sequence
— shaking
— sickness
— soaking
— squeezing
— succinct

Misspelling

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Shocking — synonyms, definition

1. shocking (a)

42 synonyms

abominable alarming appalling astounding awful calamitous contemptible deplorable dire disgraceful disgusting dreadful fearful formidable frightful ghastly grisly gruesome heinous hideous • • •

2. shocking (Adjective)

1 synonym

lurid

2 definitions

shocking (Adjective) — Glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism. ex. "shocking details of the accident"

shocking (Adjective) — Giving offence to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation. ex. "the most shocking book of its time"

3. shocking (Verb)

10 synonyms

balling over blowing out of the water flooring offending outraging scandalising scandalizing taking aback traumatising traumatizing

7 definitions

shocking (Verb) — Greatly surprise. ex. "I was shocked when I heard that I was promoted"

shocking (Verb) — Strike with disgust or revulsion. ex. "The scandalous behaviour of this married woman shocked her friends"

shocking (Verb) — Strike with horror or terror. ex. "The news of the bombing shocked her"

shocking (Verb) — Collide violently.

shocking (Verb) — Collect or gather into shocks. ex. "shock grain"

shocking (Verb) — Subject to electrical shocks.

shocking (Verb) — Inflict a trauma upon.

20 types of

alarming appalling caring for churning up clashing collecting colliding disgusting dismaying garnering gathering horrifying injuring nauseating pulling together revolting sickening surprising treating wounding

3 types

galvanising galvanizing startling