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Revolting vs Yucky - What's the difference?

revolting | yucky | Synonyms |

Revolting is a synonym of yucky.


As adjectives the difference between revolting and yucky

is that revolting is which revolts or is repelling while yucky is (colloquial|often|childish) of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.

As a verb revolting

is .

As a noun revolting

is the action of the verb to revolt .

revolting

English

Verb

(head)
    • The peasants are revolting !

    Noun

  • The action of the verb to revolt .
  • * 1837 , The American Biblical Repository (volume 9, page 316)
    • Yet revoltings of the soul would attend this violence to nature, this abuse of physical and intellectual energy, while the beauty of social order would be defaced, and the fountains of earth's felicity broken up.

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Which revolts or is repelling.
    • The most revolting smell was coming from the drains.

    yucky

    English

    Alternative forms

    * yukky

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (colloquial, often, childish) Of something highly offensive; causing aversion or disgust.

    • Synonyms

    * disgusting * distasteful * foul * loathsome * nasty * offensive * repugnant * revolting * unpleasant * wicked

    Antonyms

    * yummy

    Derived terms

    * yuckiness

    Related terms

    * yuck, yuk

    Quotations

    "Don't rule out desalination because it is expensive, or recycling because it sounds yucky , or building a dam," Mr Turnbull told Australian media." — BBC Online