GROSS OUT Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

gross out

verb

Definition of gross out

as in to disgust

to cause to feel disgust that dead frog in our driveway grosses me out—can you get rid of it?

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Recent Examples of gross out Moist may be the seminal example, but there are certainly other words that people get grossed out by. — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026 Valerie Bertinelli isn’t grossed out by a little dog slobber. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025 Keltner seems to be grossed out by his go-to smoothie as much as viewers. — Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025 Eventually, you get grossed out by the person. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gross out

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But discussing the importance of a top-10 win in October seemed to disgust Drinkwitz.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026
That is, Lamashtu spoke out about something that angered and disgusted the divine patriarch, and she was cast down to earth.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of disgust

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Outbreaks this year in Louisiana and last year in Florida sickened multiple children, including at least one who developed the same life-changing kidney condition as Brooklyn.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
This can include cases in which toxic chemicals drift into neighboring fields or communities and sicken people.

— Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of sicken

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Francis said she was appalled upon learning the result of the appeal two days into the current semester.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Smith died at the age of ninety-four in 2017, having seen many years of the internet gossip reporting that came after her and having been appalled by it.

— Lindsey Weber, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of appall

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