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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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
Walter Russell Mead, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2026
Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Progressive Democrats revolted over the prospect of blessing any additional funding for immigration enforcement agencies, particularly Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while conservative Republicans demanded unrelated policy concessions or rejected the bill outright as fiscally irresponsible.
—Nik Popli, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The fans had never revolted loudly.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
When asked why the bond market has not yet revolted against this debt accumulation, Dalio described a paralysis in Washington.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
The movie is set against 1936 when Palestinian villages revolted against British colonial rule.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
Mavericks fans, forced to watch their beloved Slovenian point forward foster another city’s championship dreams, have revolted.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
Over their many months of incarceration, the Cuban refugees organized and revolted, in some instances breaking out of their detention camps.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Several professional medical societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, have revolted against the government, and last month published immunization guidelines that diverge from the current CDC’s.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
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
But university associations and states revolted, arguing the move violated Congress’ directions and the NIH’s own policies.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 4 Feb. 2026
Progressive Democrats revolted over the prospect of blessing any additional funding for immigration enforcement agencies, particularly Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while conservative Republicans demanded unrelated policy concessions or rejected the bill outright as fiscally irresponsible.
—Nik Popli, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The fans had never revolted loudly.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
When asked why the bond market has not yet revolted against this debt accumulation, Dalio described a paralysis in Washington.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
The movie is set against 1936 when Palestinian villages revolted against British colonial rule.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
Mavericks fans, forced to watch their beloved Slovenian point forward foster another city’s championship dreams, have revolted.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
Over their many months of incarceration, the Cuban refugees organized and revolted, in some instances breaking out of their detention camps.
—Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Several professional medical societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, have revolted against the government, and last month published immunization guidelines that diverge from the current CDC’s.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolted
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Reigning champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman, also known as MJF, looked shocked as the chant began, staring into the camera wide eyed before scanning the crowd.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Fans shared their shocked reactions to the incident on social media.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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In one of those realities (the actual one most of us are living in), a growing number of people across the political spectrum are angered, terrified and disgusted by actions being taken in their names by people and agencies which seem to have little or no accountability.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Martz is basically disgusted by what football has become.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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The end of the prohibition came earlier than originally planned as a group of moderate Republicans rebelled against leadership in September, winning a concession to shorten the length of the pause by two months.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2026
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In Spanish Santo Domingo, the first slave society in the Americas, Africans on a sugar plantation owned by Christopher Columbus’s son rebelled on Christmas Day 1521.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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And the American health care system isn't set up to help people get through it, Mauldin outlines in the book, by way of inaccessible health care, lack of caregiver supports, expensive treatments and an overall de-valuing of sick people and those with disabilities.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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In January 2025, a hospital in West Texas began reporting that children were coming in sick with measles.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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And Republicans are among those repulsed by the ongoing scandals.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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That effort quickly repulsed decent Americans.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Samoan officials later said Kennedy’s trip bolstered the credibility of anti-vaccine activists before the measles outbreak, which sickened thousands of people and killed 83, mostly children under age 5.—
Matt Brown,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Two people were sickened during a rideshare package pickup Monday night in the Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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But just as those supporters should not be blamed for having mixed feelings, so Spurs staff would be entirely justified in feeling bemused, frustrated and appalled by any suggestion that fans do not want to get a result, just as Postecoglou was two years ago.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The unconscionable treatment of maids in Alma’s era finds uncomfortable parallels in the 1980s, when Angelika is both appalled and intrigued by the leering looks of her uncle Uwe (Konstantin Lindhorst).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Revolted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolted. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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