outrageous

[out-rey-juhs]

adjective

1. of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong.

   an outrageous slander.

2. grossly offensive to the sense of right or decency.

   outrageous behavior; an outrageous remark.

   Synonyms: revolting, shocking, insulting, repugnant

3. passing reasonable bounds; intolerable or shocking.

   an outrageous price.

   Synonyms: appalling, unthinkable

4. violent in action or temper.

5. highly unusual or unconventional; extravagant; remarkable.

   a child of the most outrageous precocity; a fancy dive performed with outrageous ease.

outrageous

/ aʊtˈreɪdʒəs /

adjective

1. being or having the nature of an outrage

2. grossly offensive to decency, authority, etc

3. violent or unrestrained in behaviour or temperament

4. extravagant or immoderate

Other Word Forms

• outrageously adverb
• outrageousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of outrageous¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Middle French outrageus. See outrage, -ous

Synonym Study

See flagrant.

Example Sentences

That's why they find the US strategy not only outrageous, but inexplicable.

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And no rules at the Guardian, apparently, regarding outrageous boondoggles and ocean-going junkets.

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It wasn’t outrageous in itself to seek to examine physiological differences among the world’s populations.

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Film audiences embraced increasingly outrageous auto stunts performed by the most racially diverse cast of any major Hollywood franchise.

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The ads are intentionally repetitive, outrageous and catchy, so if viewers have an accident, they recall who to call.

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Related Words

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• brazen 
• disgraceful 
• egregious 
• flagrant 
• heinous 
• horrendous 
• horrible 
• inhuman 
• scandalous 
• scurrilous 
• shocking 
• violent 
• wanton