appal

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verb

UK spelling of appall.

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Meanings

verbappal (third-person singular simple present appals, present participle appalling, simple past and past participle appalled)

present singular third person appals · participle present appalling · participle past appalled · past appalled

  1. UK spelling of appall.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbstrike with disgust or revulsion

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shockoffendscandalizescandaliseappalloutrage
Broader
disgustrevoltnauseate

verbfill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

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dismayalarmappallhorrify
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frightenfrightscare
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alarmappalldismayhorrifyoffendoutragescandalizeshock

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with appal

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Anagrams

papallappa
Cite this entry
APA

appal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appal

MLA

“appal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appal.

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