outrageous

Meaning

1. Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront.
2. Transgressing reasonable limits; extravagant, immoderate.
3. Shocking; exceeding conventional behaviour; provocative.
4. (archaic) Fierce, violent.

Synonyms

scandalous

shocking

preposterous

absurd

extraordinary

monstrous

horrific

offensive

ridiculous

exorbitant

disgusting

atrocious

disgraceful

unthinkable

revolting

hideous

horrible

unconscionable

brazen

egregious

strange

abominable

wicked

weird

bizarre

wonderful

wild

grisly

bad

👎

unscrupulous

unbelievable

unspeakable

shameful

flagrant

steep

inordinate

inexcusable

horrid

extortionate

execrable

heinous

usurious

exaggerated

evil

enormous

bold

dreadful

dreaded

gruesome

gross

Translations

unerhört

scandaleux

outrageux

outrageant

αισχρός

empörend

ultrajante

oltraggioso

schandelijk

ungeheuerlich

αποτρόπαιος

abscheulich

unverschämt

scellerato

hanebüchen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aʊtˈɹeɪdʒəs/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman outrageus, Middle French outrageus, from outrage; equivalent to outrage + -ous.