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shockingadjective causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectednesswe all clustered around to hear the shocking news of our colleague's sudden death amazing, astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding(also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, jolting, startling, stunning, stupefying, surprising unannounced, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseenawesome, awful, breathtaking, fabulous, heart-stopping, marvelous(or marvellous), miraculous, portentous, prodigious, staggering, stupendous, sublime, wonderful, wondrousextraordinary, phenomenal, rare, sensational, spectacularbefuddling, bewildering, confounding, confusing, discomfiting, disconcerting, dismaying, flustering, muddling, nonplussing(also nonplusing), perplexing, upsettingincomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable, unimaginable, unlikely, unthinkablesingular, uncommon, unique, unusual, unwontedconspicuous, notable, noticeable, outstanding, remarkableimpressive, striking unsurprising common, customary, mundane, normal, ordinary, typical, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual causing fearthe shocking appearance of a shark just a few yards off shore alarming, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, redoubtable, scary, spine-chilling, terrible, terrifying daunting, demoralizing, disconcerting, discouraging, dismaying, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, startling, threatening, troubling, trying, unnervingbone-chilling, creepy, eerie(also eery), weirdappalling, atrocious, awful, grisly, gruesome(also grewsome), hideous, horrid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish calming, comforting, consoling, inviting, lulling, pacifying, quieting, reassuring, relaxing, soothing, tranquilizing(also tranquillizing)nonintimidating, nonthreatening causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentmentthe shocking behavior of some rowdies at the dance abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, evil, foul, fulsome, gross, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, rancid, repellent(also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, sickening, ugly exceptionable, objectionablebrackish, disagreeable, dislikable(also dislikeable), unpleasantcontemptible, despicable, detestable, hard, hatefulunhealthy, unsavory, unwholesomeexecrable, lousy, miserableatrocious, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome(also grewsome), heinous, horrific, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish, sick, sickish, sickly, terrible, unspeakable, vileoff-putting, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcomebarbarous, unchristian, uncivilized, ungodly, unholydistressing, disturbing, upsetting innocuous, inoffensive acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, blessed(also blest), congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, desirable, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, likable(or likeable), luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, savory(also savoury), sweet, welcomeunexceptionable, unobjectionablehealthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, wholesome extremely disturbing or repellenta soldier who had witnessed the shocking sight of his best friend being killed appalling, atrocious, awful, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome(also grewsome), hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmare, nightmarish, terrible, terrific alarming, bloodcurdling, dire, direful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, gut-wrenching, hair-raising, heart-stopping, intimidating, redoubtable, scary, terrifyingabhorrent, deplorable, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickeningabominable, evil, foul, heinous, noxious, odious, unspeakable, vilegrotesque, ugly, unsightly agreeable, appealing, attractive, delectable, delicious, delightful, enjoyable, enticing, inviting, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcomecheering, comforting, soothing shockingverbpresent participle of shockto cause an unpleasant surprise forMom was shocked by the terrible news that her cousin had died in an accident I was shocked to find out that I was the victim of identity theft appalling, flooring, jolting, shaking up astonishing, bowling over, dumbfounding(also dumfounding), flabbergasting, freaking (out), stunning, stupefyingaffrighting, alarming(also alaruming), dismaying, frightening, frighting, horrifying, panicking, scarifying, scaring, spooking, startling, terrifying, terrorizingdisgusting, nauseating, repelling, revolting, sickening, turning offdispleasing, offending, outraging, scandalizingamazing, astounding, awingchilling, daunting, demoralizing, dispiriting, emasculating, undoing, unmanning, unnerving, unstringingdiscomforting, discomposing, disconcerting, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, shaking, unsettling, upsetting, weirding outcrushing, overpowering, overwhelming knocking for a loop buffering, cushioningdelighting, gratifying, pleasing, rejoicing, ticklingcharming, enticing, temptingassuring, cheering, comforting, consoling, solacing, soothingreassuring to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpectedwere shocked by the way the law against public intoxication was constantly being broken amazing, astonishing, astounding, bowling over, dumbfounding(also dumfounding), flabbergasting, flooring, rocking, startling, stunning, stupefying, surprising(also surprizing), thunderstriking befuddling, bewildering, blindsiding, blowing away, confounding, confusing, dazing, discomfiting, disconcerting, dismaying, jarring, muddling, nonplussing(also nonplusing), perplexing, shaking up knocking for a loop, taking aback, taking by surprise to strike with fearthe sudden appearance of the ghost shocked us to the core affrighting, alarming(also alaruming), frightening, frighting, horrifying, panicking, scarifying, scaring, spooking, startling, terrifying, terrorizing appalling, bowling over, dismaying, flooring, jolting, shaking, shaking upamazing, astounding, awingchilling, daunting, demoralizing, dispiriting, emasculating, psyching (out), undoing, unmanning, unnerving, unstringingdiscomforting, discomposing, disconcerting, disquieting, distracting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, unsettling, upsetting, worrying giving one the creeps, making one's flesh creep(or making one's flesh crawl) reassuring assuring, cheering, comforting, consoling, solacing, soothingemboldening, encouraging, heartening, inspiring, steeling in 1655 |