DISGUST Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

di-ˈskəst

Definition of disgust

as in distaste

a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness we turned from the grisly scene with disgust

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disgust

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verb

as in to repulse

to cause to feel disgust the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us

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Recent Examples of disgust

Noun

This week’s list of South Florida restaurants failing inspection doesn’t bring volume — four restaurants — but does bring a strong amount of disgust. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 When a Black professor suggests that the protesting students are infringing on their classmates’ right to use shared areas, her white counterparts shake their heads in disgust for her refusal to capitulate to progressive groupthink. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Verb

There are a lot of reasons to be disgusted with the Cowboys for their season-opening stink fest. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026 Most certainly disgust, on a profound level, for the current Israeli regime and its prime minister, Bibi Netanyahu. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disgust

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgust

Noun

Trump said in a Truth Social post Thursday that Cornyn’s continued distaste for Paxton was to blame if Paxton loses.

— Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Samantha Sloyan is aware of the distaste for some of her past characters.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of distaste

Noun

The immigration of people from an entirely different world, people with hatred in their hearts, has shattered that once great country.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026
Underneath that façade was a sociopathic white supremacist neo-Nazi filled with hatred, fantasizing about mass murder nearly every day.

— Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of hatred

Verb

Last week, ProPublica detailed the case of two girls severely sickened last year after consuming raw goat milk from an unregulated farm in southern California.

— Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2026
Outbreaks this year in Louisiana and last year in Florida sickened multiple children, including at least one who developed the same life-changing kidney condition as Brooklyn.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of sicken

Noun

Ex-players reporting more concussion symptoms during their careers, such as nausea, disorientation or loss of consciousness, were more likely to develop erectile dysfunction later.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
For another, turning my head just sent the view spinning in different directions in a way that quickly threatened nausea.

— Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of nausea

Verb

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
He was especially encouraged by conversations with current Cornell students, who said the campus needs more people who are appalled by the current news.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of appall

Noun

Her controlled world is turned into a site of emotional horror as a new reality dawns, created and dominated by autonomous feelings.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
But while Cartman and Ike are in Sephora, they get enticed into going into the backrooms with an employee, which look straight out of Kane Parsons’ horror film.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of horror

Verb

The incident Monday afternoon sparked horrified reactions on social media as eyewitnesses shared their experiences online.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Henry’s horrified too, but my guy’s also confused because instead of really feeling for what her husband has been through, Julia is cold and distant.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

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