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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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

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Others revolted against mask-wearing and caused a ruckus in the air. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026 Some fans revolted against head coach Fabian Hurzeler last winter before a turnaround in form. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Luddites revolted against the loom in the 1830s, while newspapers perpetuated the drama. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 27 June 2026 Seeing this as a clear violation of their privacy, employees immediately revolted. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 13 May 2026 Roaring Kitty, revolted against the investment establishment. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026 The package had languished in the House despite being approved without opposition last month in the Senate, as Republicans revolted, forcing a separate path for the immigration funds. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 The country’s first civil war began on the eve of independence and lasted from 1955 until 1972, when the southerners, who were largely Christian or animists, revolted against the repressive and exploitative control of the government in Khartoum. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026 In 1839, 53 captive Mende people taken from Sierra Leone revolted aboard the Spanish ship La Amistad, diverting the ship from its original destination of Cuba toward the Northeast. — Calista Oetama, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolted

Adjective

Pochettino says while making a shocked face.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Her mom was incredibly proud — and a bit shocked — that a Black man had been elected president.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

Definition of shocked

Verb

Kim The call left Kim Grindell disgusted, furious and wracked with guilt.

— Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Many of the crew members are disgusted by Vito's homosexuality, but Phil seems to take special exception to this revelation, going out of his way to demand Tony take him out and becoming violently angered even at the mere mention of Vito's name.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

Definition of disgusted

Verb

Not be outdone, a couple of New Jersey towns even 'rebelled' against data centers despite there being no plan to actually build them!

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 24 June 2026
Ever since the Haitian revolutionaries first rebelled against the French in 1791, the proslavery and imperialist powers of Europe and the Americas had a special interest in ensuring that Haiti failed.

— Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 June 2026

Definition of rebelled

Adjective

If a sick animal did end up at a slaughterhouse, the US Department of Agriculture’s thorough meat inspection system would very likely spot it, separate it from others and deem it US Suspect.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.

— Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of sick

Verb

Last summer, cooling towers were behind a Legionnaires’ outbreak in Harlem that caused 6 deaths and sickened more than 100 others.

— Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
More than 100 passengers were sickened in a recent norovirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise ship that departed from California last month and arrived back at port Thursday.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of sickened

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