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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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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Recent Examples of revolted

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

And the audience would have been revolted that it was ever used on real people. — Tyler Shultz, STAT, 19 Oct. 2026 When OpenAI tried to take the model down, users revolted, forcing the company into briefly reinstating it. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026 Schumer has turned the tables since 2025 Attitudes within the Democratic caucus have improved since last year, when the base revolted against Schumer for the March vote to keep the Republican president’s government open. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Attitudes within the Democratic caucus have improved since last year, when the base revolted against Schumer for the March vote to keep the Republican president's government open. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 The colony, however, had revolted against his brothers, prompting Spanish authorities to send a new governor to take over. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Connecting suffrage to the early civil rights movement, Dowd Hall demonstrates how a sizable network of churchgoing white women revolted against the white patriarchy and helped put an end to lynching in the South. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Vols fans revolted, burning couches and rioting on campus, while Kiffin left under cover of darkness. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 In 2022, former Prime Minister Liz Truss was forced out after 44 days in office, after the bond market revolted against plans for unfunded fiscal spending and tax cuts. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolted

Adjective

Many attendees in the chambers appeared shocked and confused at the proposal for the new ordinance.

— Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The first thing a newborn baby touches upon entering the world is cloth—a towel or blanket wrapped around its shocked little body.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Collin, 22 While the show was filming, Collin often rebelled against the production by acting detached rather than performing for the cameras.

— Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
The Manhunters rebelled against the Guardians, and most were killed; the sole survivor is hiding out in Rushville disguised as a human.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebelled

Adjective

The bar has been sparsely attended on what would normally be busy Saturday nights as some angered customers have called for a boycott, according to The Boston Globe.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of angered

Verb

Reporter covering local breaking news Federal health officials are investigating a multistate salmonella outbreak that has been linked to raw oysters and sickened 27 people across a dozen states.

— Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
The state’s outbreak has spread to dozens of counties, sickened over 1,200 people, and put 176 in the hospital.

— Raj Panjabi, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of sickened

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Rather than being appalled, Meisner was impressed, and McQueen became a serial student, studying with Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg and building his resume in summer stock and television.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Dorian Thornley, the proprietor of Westsider Rare and Used Books, on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, gives a basic literary-knowledge quiz to the young college graduates applying to work there, and has been appalled at the results.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026