Scandal and Wrong

Scandal

Scandal noun - A cause of shame.

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Wrong and scandal are semantically related In some cases you can use "Wrong" instead a noun "Scandal".

Nearby Words: scandalous, scandalize, scandalously, scandalised

Wrong

Wrong noun - That which is morally unacceptable.

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Scandal and wrong are semantically related in violation topic. Sometimes you can use "Scandal" instead a noun "Wrong", if it concerns topics such as evil.

Nearby Words: wrongful, wrongly, wronging, wronged, wrongfully

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particular	particular scandal	particular wrong
original	original scandal	original wrong
fake	fake scandal	fake wrong
real	real scandal	real wrong
Other adjectives: big, great, little, social, personal, moral, possible, past, minor, recent.

Both words in one sentence

Endrin is something of a special case because he knows full well what he's doing is wrong from the get go, but he still discards his second son because of wanting to prevent a so-called scandal.

Source: Fan Fic / Dragon Age: The Crown of Thorns
Churchill equivalent in Clueless is gay rather than "engaged to another woman." Lydia's big scandal in The Lizzie Bennet Diaries involves a sex tape rather than an elopement, and Charlotte chooses the wrong job for convenience rather than the wrong husband.

Source: Sliding Scale of Adaptation Modification
The only reason Fanboy doesn't celebrate completely is that Cal feels miserable about having to forfeit all their matches, and that his teammates wouldn't see the scandal as wrong.

Source: Literature / The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl

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Wrong and Scandal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/scandal/wrong

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