scandalous Antonyms
Strongest:
- pleasant
- innocuous
- heavenly
- sweet
- pleasurable
- enjoyable
- delicious
- darling
- appealing
- gratifying
- welcome
- innocuous
- acceptable
- felicitous
- satisfying
- luscious
- gratifying
- enjoyable
- dreamy
- agreeable
- luscious
- felicitous
- pleasant
- acceptable
- appealing
- desirable
- agreeable
- delectable
- darling
- heavenly
- delicious
- dreamy
- alluring
- satisfying
- nice
- delectable
- delightful
- congenial
- welcome
- alluring
- attractive
- attractive
- desirable
- nice
- delightful
- inoffensive
- congenial
- pleasurable
- inoffensive
- sweet
Strong:
- palatable
- unexceptionable
- healthful
- savory
- wholesome
- dulcet
- blest
- blessed
- likable
- healthful
- salutary
- blest
- likeable
- likable
- likeable
- savoury
- healthy
- pleasing
- unobjectionable
- unexceptionable
- inviting
- blessed
- pleasing
- inviting
- salutary
- savoury
- dulcet
- savory
- wholesome
- healthy
- palatable
- unobjectionable
Weak:
Strongest:
- obscene
- shocking
- hideous
- horrible
- disgusting
- awful
- obnoxious
- ugly
- sickening
- offensive
- nasty
- dreadful
Strong:
- loathsome
- foul
- odious
- horrific
- repellent
- revolting
- fulsome
- evil
- unpleasant
- appalling
- horrid
- disturbing
- abhorrent
- noxious
- horrendous
- nauseating
- terrible
- gruesome
- nauseous
- gross
- repugnant
- undesirable
- rancid
- abominable
- noisome
- repulsive
- distasteful
- vile
Weak:
- unholy
- monstrous
- exceptionable
- upsetting
- nightmarish
- unwelcome
- macabre
- ungodly
- barbarous
- ghastly
- atrocious
- frightful
- objectionable
- heinous
- dislikable
- brackish
- disagreeable
- grisly
- unsavory
- miserable
- sickly
- distressing
- hard
- contemptible
- horrifying
- sick
- repellant
- despicable
- lousy
- uncivilized
- unspeakable
- detestable
- hateful
- unwholesome
- grim
- execrable
- dislikeable
- unhealthy
- unwanted
- lurid
- unchristian
Meaning of scandalous
scandalous (s)
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
scandalous (a.)
Giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation.
Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice.
Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story.
scandalous Sentence Examples
- The scandalous affair between the politician and his mistress shocked the nation.
- The actor's scandalous behavior resulted in his arrest and termination from the film.
- The news report revealed scandalous details about the CEO's unethical business practices.
- The scandalous painting depicted a scene of illicit love, sparking outrage from religious groups.
- The scandalous discovery of the congressman's secret bank account led to his impeachment.
- The scandalous rumor about the celebrity's drug addiction spread like wildfire through social media.
- The scandalous revelations in the memoir shed light on the couple's tumultuous relationship.
- The scandalous performance art piece offended the sensibilities of many viewers.
- The scandalous tweet by the CEO sparked a public relations nightmare for the company.
- The scandalous evidence against the accused proved his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
FAQs About the word scandalous
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputationGiving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnat
obscene, shocking, hideous, horrible,disgusting, awful, obnoxious, ugly, sickening, offensive
pleasant, innocuous, heavenly, sweet, pleasurable, enjoyable, delicious, darling, appealing, gratifying
The scandalous affair between the politician and his mistress shocked the nation.
The actor's scandalous behavior resulted in his arrest and termination from the film.
The news report revealed scandalous details about the CEO's unethical business practices.
The scandalous painting depicted a scene of illicit love, sparking outrage from religious groups.
