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Definitions

shocking

[shok-ing] / ˈʃɒk ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
outrageous; very surprising
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appalling awful disgraceful disgusting disquieting distressing dreadful ghastly heinous horrible horrific horrifying shameful terrible ugly
STRONG
burning crying foul glaring nauseating revolting sickening stupefying
WEAK
abominable atrocious desperate detestable direful fearful formidable frightful hateful hideous loathsome monstrous odious offensive repulsive scandalous unspeakable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
attractive comforting good lovely nice pleasant pleasing respectable wonderful
STRONG
delightful
WEAK
calming soothing

Example Sentences

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It was a shocking attack on European democracies.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

The Bruins delivered a shocking 79-51 defeat to perennial power South Carolina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

That made the game’s outcome, a 62-48 South Carolina blowout win, pretty shocking.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Some of the revelations in the reports are shocking even to the jaded.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

This was a shocking conclusion, but the indivisible kernels of matter in atomic theory got around the problem of Zeno’s paradoxes.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife