outrageous
Americanadjective
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of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong.
an outrageous slander.
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grossly offensive to the sense of right or decency.
outrageous behavior; an outrageous remark.
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passing reasonable bounds; intolerable or shocking.
an outrageous price.
- Synonyms:
- appalling, unthinkable
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violent in action or temper.
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highly unusual or unconventional; extravagant; remarkable.
a child of the most outrageous precocity; a fancy dive performed with outrageous ease.
adjective
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being or having the nature of an outrage
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grossly offensive to decency, authority, etc
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violent or unrestrained in behaviour or temperament
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extravagant or immoderate
Related Words
See flagrant.
Other Word Forms
- outrageously adverb
- outrageousness noun
Etymology
Origin of outrageous
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French outrageus. See outrage, -ous
Example Sentences
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“The Importance of Being Ernest” and “Alice’s Adventures Underground,” in 2011 and 2016 respectively, proved each funnier and more outrageous musical spectacle than the last.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
"It certainly seems like content that is more outrageous, novel, or weird, gets more engagement."
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Driven to distraction by his outrageous statements, they lose the capacity to focus on their own interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
The Syrian foreign ministry denounced the attack as "an outrageous assault on Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity" and called Israel's justification "flimsy pretexts and fabricated excuses".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
But she couldn’t let such an outrageous violation go unpunished.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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