SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
scandalous
adjective
Causing strong moral disapproval or appearing shockingly excessive.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Shockingly discreditable
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Usage distinction
Return to topScandalous can condemn moral conduct or exaggerate a complaint about excess. Notorious means widely known for something bad, not simply blameworthy.
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See scandalous in use
The fictional columnist described the concealed payments as scandalous.
Plagiarism occurs in a fictional design review when a columnist publishes another writer's original analysis as his own without acknowledging the source. The scandalous attempt to sell that borrowed analysis as proof of his personal expertise causes strong moral disapproval among the journal's contributors.
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