outrageous

adjective
UK: /aʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/
US: /aʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/

  1. Highly shocking or offensive; exceeding the limits of what is acceptable.

    1. The prices in that restaurant are outrageous.
    2. It is outrageous that some companies pay so little tax while others pay so much, impacting society.

  2. Very unusual and slightly shocking.

    1. He told us an outrageous story.
    2. She always wears something outrageous to the parties to make a statement about conformity.

Synonyms

scandalous shocking offensive preposterous atrocious monstrous appalling unacceptable excessive extreme

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "outrageous" in English means: Highly shocking or offensive; exceeding the limits of what is acceptable., Very unusual and slightly shocking..

The phonetic transcription of "outrageous" is /aʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/ in British English and /aʊtˈreɪ.dʒəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "outrageous": scandalous, shocking, offensive, preposterous, atrocious, monstrous, appalling, unacceptable, excessive, extreme.

Example usage of "outrageous": "The prices in that restaurant are outrageous.". More examples on the page.