REVOLTING Synonyms: 185 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ri-ˈvōl-tiŋ

Definition of revolting

as in disgusting

causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment the revolting sight of animals being slaughtered for no good reason

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revolting

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verb

present participle of revolt

as in appalling

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

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as in rebelling

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 revolting

Adjective

For him, the most revolting thing about his life in Iran was its pervasive stink. — Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026 This revolting behavior is not limited to the media. — Brooke L. Rollins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025

Verb

The emotional circuit that my favorite songs lit up inside me was too vivid; music felt overwhelming, if not revolting. — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026 Whether the effort to stabilize things by Ellison and Bilton is enough to keep viewers engaged and staff from revolting remains to be seen. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for revolting

Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolting

Adjective

That’s likely to inspire either affection or immediate exhaustion, depending on your fondness for the infamously disgusting performance group.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
People tend to think of waste as trash, sewage, slag, manure and other seemingly useless or disgusting substances.

— Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of disgusting

Verb

The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Of all the recent poster boys for appalling misbehavior by the State Police, Michael Proctor would of course rank number one.

— Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026

Definition of appalling

Verb

The data demonstrates that anxious workforces tend to overcompensate with high performance before quitting, rebelling or failing.

— Stacey Zolt Hara, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Jones made rejection her trademark, rebelling against conformity and embracing an image and music that pushed boundaries and refused labels.

— Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of rebelling

Adjective

Beyond the ugly-duckling implications and the patent objectification and humiliation of women, the show’s portrayal of plastic surgery itself struck me as dark and sort of sickening.

— Jolene Edgar, Allure, 2 Oct. 2026
Perhaps the most sickening part of the entire encounter is that both Oleynik and Kravchenko are seen holding the turtle's hatchlings, posing for photos and smiling as if everything is cool.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sickening

Adjective

Without all that, the series misses out on the ugly, earthy, sensual details that could have complicated her past blank innocence.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Earlier this season, the Seahawks coach described a dispute with Payton that got ugly enough for Seattle to threaten a lawsuit.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of ugly

Adjective

Hill is a free agent after a horrible injury suffered last season.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Ashley Flynn’s sister, Kayla Keyt, said during her victim statement that her family could not overcome their sense of shock and despair after learning that Flynn betrayed them in such a violent and horrible way.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026