Reference.com

39 results for: outrageous
Dictionary Entries (5 more entries. View all »)
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
out·ra·geous    Audio Help   [out-rey-juhs] Pronunciation Key
–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.
3.passing reasonable bounds; intolerable or shocking: an outrageous price.
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.
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME < MF outrageus. See outrage, -ous]

—Related forms
out·ra·geous·ly, adverb
out·ra·geous·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1, 2, 3. See flagrant. 2. repugnant, insulting, shocking, revolting. 3. unthinkable, appalling.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  outrageous
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Disgracefully and grossly offensive.
Synonyms:  atrocious, heinous, monstrous, scandalous, shocking
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  outrageous
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Beyond all reason.
Synonyms:  obscene, preposterous, ridiculous, shocking, unconscionable, unreasonable
Idioms:  out of bounds, out of sight
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  outrageous
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  abominable, atrocious, base, brutal, crazy, despicable, dreadful, excessive, exorbitant, extreme, flagrant, furious, gross, heinous, horrible, horrid, monstrous, nefarious, obscene, shocking, ungodly, unreasonable, unspeakable, vile, villainous, wanton, wicked, unwarrantable
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.

View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Reference: No results found in Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. Would you like to see the 30 entries in other encyclopedias, or search the Web for outrageous?

Perform a new search, or try your search for "outrageous" at: