scandalous

adjective
UK: /ˈskændələs/
US: /ˈskændələs/

  1. Shocking and unacceptable.

    1. His behavior was scandalous to everyone.
    2. The details of the politician's affair were considered scandalous by many in the public eye.

  2. Causing general public outrage.

    1. The price of the tickets is scandalous.
    2. It's scandalous that they're cutting funding for education when it is so needed.

Synonyms

outrageous shocking disgraceful shameful immoral offensive indecent blameworthy opprobrious disreputable unsavory egregious flagrant heinous atrocious monstrous infamous notorious scurrilous libelous

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The word "scandalous" in English means: Shocking and unacceptable., Causing general public outrage..

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

Synonyms for "scandalous": outrageous, shocking, disgraceful, shameful, immoral, offensive, indecent, blameworthy, opprobrious, disreputable, unsavory, egregious, flagrant, heinous, atrocious, monstrous, infamous, notorious, scurrilous, libelous.

Example usage of "scandalous": "His behavior was scandalous to everyone.". More examples on the page.