Revolting

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    revolution; revolt countable, uncountable

    "Yet revoltings of the soul would attend this violence to nature, this abuse of physical and intellectual energy, while the beauty of social order would be defaced, and the fountains of earth's felicity broken up."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of revolt form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "The feudal subjects decided to revolt."

Adjective
  1. 1
    repulsive, disgusting

    "The most revolting smell was coming from the drains."

Adjective
  1. 1
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust wordnet

Synonyms

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abhorrentabominableappallingawfulbadbase

Antonyms

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comely

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"Speaking of his eating habits, they're revolting aren't they?"

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