REVOLTED Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in shocked

filled with disgust we were revolted when we learned about the prevalence of child labor in the Third World

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revolted

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verb

past tense of revolt

as in disgusted

to cause to feel disgust the jury appeared to be revolted by the grisly details of the murder

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as in rebelled

to rise up against established authority the students practically revolted when the school cancelled the championship football game

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Recent Examples of revolted

Adjective

The stench of corruption might become so overwhelming that a revolted electorate rejects the entire enterprise. — Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026

Verb

Connecting suffrage to the early civil rights movement, Dowd Hall demonstrates how a sizable network of churchgoing white women revolted against the white patriarchy and helped put an end to lynching in the South. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Vols fans revolted, burning couches and rioting on campus, while Kiffin left under cover of darkness. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The crowd revolted, showering the court with cups, beer cans and garbage. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 In 2022, former Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced out after 44 days in office, after the bond market revolted against plans for unfunded fiscal spending and tax cuts. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 When Puck acquired Air Mail, the media company founded by former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter, the latter’s luxury advertisers revolted. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026 The wars began when the Yorkists revolted against the unstable Lancastrian king, Henry VI, forcing him to disinherit his son and accept a York as his successor. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026 When the paper imposed a fee, readers revolted; the editors relented in some editions. — Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026 In 2013, Microsoft proposed similar restrictions for the original Xbox One, and Sony publicly committing to keep discs while Xbox users revolted. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolted

Adjective

My conversations and research left me much less shocked at that statistic that had sent chills down my spine a few weeks prior.

— Luba Kassova, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Katlar Parchman, 19, appeared shocked to be in the defendant's chair on Saturday.

— Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of shocked

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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
Harrity, who is open about his own recovery, is troubled and disgusted by police believing Horsch preyed on women struggling with addiction.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of disgusted

Verb

Recent developments have made new an old idea that emerged among nineteenth-century intellectuals in tsarist Russia who rebelled against the elite fixation with the West.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
That year, Indian soldiers serving the British East India Company rebelled against the British commanding officers, killing many of them and sparking an uprising that spread rapidly across much of northern India.

— Aishwarya Lakshmi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebelled

Adjective

Compiling and sharing data from large races can also help event organizers assess whether changes like earlier start times or alternate dates help reduce the number of people who get sick or hurt.

— STAT, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Add a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder, a loss, a lawsuit, a sick parent or a partner who travels, and the inventory stops being theoretical.

— Simbiat Adighije, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of sick

Adjective

The bar has been sparsely attended on what would normally be busy Saturday nights as some angered customers have called for a boycott, according to The Boston Globe.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Police said the two male juveniles became angered when the other three would not take them to buy marijuana.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of angered

Verb

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