SCANDALS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

scandals

noun

plural of scandal

as in disgraces

a cause of shame a scandal that for many years haunted the family of the banker convicted of embezzlement

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Recent Examples of scandals The case was one of many corruption scandals that plagued Ken Paxton during his decade-long tenure. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026 The ambition is for Cinemalistics to move beyond crime and into a total of 12 areas such as sport, breaking news, politics, scandals, natural disasters and major public events. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Despite the growing criticism and never-ending wave of scandals plaguing royal families pretty much everywhere, people want to keep watching them, says the team. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 The Republican candidate has been hobbling through the race, with lackluster fundraising and a long history of personal and legal scandals casting a pall over his candidacy. — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 Past spy scandals Hanning’s arrest is the latest in a series of notorious espionage scandals in Germany. — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 There have been previous spying scandals at Germany's foreign intelligence agency. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Jim Bakker, the pioneering TV evangelist who became a symbol of the glitz and greed of the 1980s when his PTL empire near Charlotte collapsed amid scandals, died Monday. — Melissa Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 Bolsonaro will likely lean into his messaging on affordability and link the president to corruption scandals. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Had all those court cases and public disgraces dampened his hubris?

— Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of disgraces

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For the Tom Ford show, the reflections of mirrors on the runway were a huge inspiration for the spring 2027 makeup creation.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
From this format emerges the tacit thesis that the Bicentennial cultural activities excelled at provoking critical, imaginative reflections on America’s past and future from artmakers and from ordinary citizens alike.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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