egads
- interjection
- /ɪˈɡædz/
- Archaic
:
¡vaya!
- Egads, I never expected to win the lottery!
Examples
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Upon seeing the strange creature, the old man cried egads and stepped back.
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She opened the bill and exclaimed egads at the high amount.
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When the lights suddenly went out, he shouted egads in the darkness.
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Did she really just do that? Egads!
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When the lights suddenly went out, he shouted egads in the darkness.
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She opened the bill and exclaimed egads at the high amount.
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Upon seeing the strange creature, the old man cried egads and stepped back.
Synonyms
957
9.2
Say it to show surprise, excitement, or thanks
553
6.4
An exclamation showing surprise, wonder, or mild annoyance
422
7.5
A small amount of care or worry about something
347
8.9
An angry or surprised question showing you do not believe something
90
8.9
A short cry to show surprise, confusion, disbelief, or casual acceptance
35
8.2
An exclamation that shows strong surprise or shock
26
9.9
A strong phrase people say when they are very surprised or shocked
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9.9
A word people say to show mild surprise
17
9.4
A short informal cry showing surprise or strong feeling
16
8.3
A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement
13
9.9
A short cry said to show surprise, excitement, or sudden pain
13
9.9
A short sound people make when they feel frustrated, annoyed, or surprised
8
8.5
A short written exclamation people use in messages to show surprise or shock
5
7.5
A short phrase people say to show surprise or shock
5
9.6
A short cry of fear or surprise when something suddenly scares you
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9.9
A short informal word people say when they feel surprise, shock, or annoyance
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9.5
A short word people say when they are surprised or shocked
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9.9
An old word people say to show surprise or shock
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9.9
An informal word people say to show surprise, annoyance, or that they do not believe something
2
7.0
To show surprise, shock or disbelief in a mild, polite way
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9.9
A short cry showing fear, surprise, or embarrassment
1
9.9
An old word people say to show surprise or strong feeling
1
9.9
A short old word people say to show surprise or strong feeling
1
9.9
A mild old word people say to show surprise
1
9.9
An old expression showing surprise or shock
A friendly phrase people say to show surprise or excitement
A short phrase people say when they feel surprised or do not believe something
A short shout showing surprise or disbelief
A word people used long ago to show surprise
An old-fashioned shout to show surprise or annoyance
An old-fashioned word people say to show surprise
A loud informal shout that shows surprise, shock, or strong annoyance
An old word people say to show surprise or strong feeling
A short old Irish phrase people say to show surprise or strong feeling
An old word that people say to show surprise or strong feeling
An old word people say to show surprise, anger, or shock
An old word people say to show surprise or anger
A short informal online message that shows very strong surprise or excitement
A short cry of sudden surprise or fear
A short word people say to show surprise, admiration, or excitement
A short shout showing surprise, alarm, or disbelief
Surface Forms
Etymology
Egads comes from an old, mild way to avoid saying God — people turned 'oh God' into 'egad' or 'egads' to be polite long ago. So egads is used as a short word or shout of surprise today.