Scandalous

//ˈskændələs//

Synonyms for "scandalous" (265 found)

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Adjective(1 words)
disgraceful

Related words (132)

Adjective(2 words)
shamefulshocking

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Translations

33 translations across 19 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • позорен adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • скандален adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Catalan

1 entries
  • escandalós adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Czech

1 entries
  • skandální adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Danish

2 entries
  • skandaløs adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • skandaløs adj (of speech or writing: defamatory, malicious (cognates) — see also defamatory, malicious)

Dutch

2 entries
  • scandaleus adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • schandalig adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • skandala adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Finnish

4 entries
  • pöyristyttävä adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • sensaatiohakuinen adj (of a person: delighted by scandal)
  • skandaalinkäryinen adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • virkaan sopimaton adj (of a person: unfit for their office or position due to misconduct, etc.)

French

2 entries
  • scandaleux adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • scandaleux adj (of speech or writing: defamatory, malicious (cognates) — see also defamatory, malicious)

German

2 entries
  • skandalös adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • skandalös adj (of speech or writing: defamatory, malicious (cognates) — see also defamatory, malicious)

Italian

1 entries
  • scandaloso adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Latin

4 entries
  • flāgitiōsus adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • propudianus adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • propudiosus adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • scandalōsus adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • schentlich adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Polish

2 entries
  • awanturniczy adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • skandaliczny adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • escandaloso adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Romanian

1 entries
  • scandalos adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Russian

2 entries
  • сканда́льный adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • сканда́льный adj (of speech or writing: defamatory, malicious (cognates) — see also defamatory, malicious)

Spanish

2 entries
  • cuatiquero adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)
  • escandaloso adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Swedish

1 entries
  • skandalös adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • сканда́льний adj (of a thing: causing or having the nature of a scandal — see also despicable, disgraceful, shameful)

Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

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But it is specially evil that the young maiden folk are exceedingly bold of speech and bearing, and curse like troopers, to say nothing of their shameful words and scandalous coarse sayings, which one always hears and learns from another.

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Did you read this journalist's scandalous article?

Source: tatoeba (1295092)

It's a scandalous idea!

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Dan mailed Linda's scandalous pictures to a local TV station.

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