1
as in distorted
badly or imperfectly formed
a monstrous melon that was clearly not fit to eat
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as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
the monstrous measures taken by the dictator against anyone who opposed his regime
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3
as in gigantic
unusually large
a monstrous tomato as big as a basketball
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as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
some monstrous high-rises have begun to spoil that lovely residential neighborhood
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as in extremely
to a great degree
a monstrous pretty gal, she was
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Recent Examples of monstrous
Jack Irvin, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
His function was just as monstrous as mathematicians had feared.
—Solomon Adams, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2025
Most notorious and monstrous of all: the party host himself, Harvey Weinstein.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Ed’s monstrous behavior under the influence of cortisone shatters the veneer of middle-class gentility to reveal the fault lines repressed beneath it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
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Something mysterious then starts happening to some of the dancers, who seem to become a bit monstrous, leading a scared Lizzo to run away.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
His function was just as monstrous as mathematicians had feared.
—Solomon Adams, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2025
Most notorious and monstrous of all: the party host himself, Harvey Weinstein.
—Scott Huver, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Ed’s monstrous behavior under the influence of cortisone shatters the veneer of middle-class gentility to reveal the fault lines repressed beneath it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monstrous
Adjective
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Guitarist John Watson and bassist Vic Byers traded taut vocals and swaggering, distorted riffs.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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In his March 4 address to a joint session of Congress, Trump either distorted or outright lied about the facts on fraud (DOGE), immigration, aid to Ukraine, the economy, the construction of the Panama Canal, something about autism and more.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Mar. 2025
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The 6-foot-3 senior suffered a gruesome injury in Green Mountain’s 3A quarterfinal win over Severance on Nov. 22.—
Matt Schubert,
The Denver Post,
14 Mar. 2025
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Who was Charles Manson? Manson was a cult leader in the late 1960s known for orchestrating gruesome murders in Los Angeles.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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Then try Wilmot’s Warehouse, a strangely cheerful take on working in a gigantic storage warehouse.—
Lewis Gordon,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Explaining this, the paper proposes that the gigantic impact which formed the roughly 1,600 mile (2,500 kilometers) wide SPA basin around 4.2 billion years ago modified the chemical and physical properties of the moon's mantle in this region.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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The 24-year-old displayed all of the good, the bad and the ugly in a 25-game stretch when called up to the majors last season when starting catcher Gabriel Moreno was injured.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Imagine the classic tale The Ugly Duckling, by Hans Christian Andersen — only, in this version, the ugly duckling doesn’t mature into a beautiful swan.—
Matt Kracht,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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For people, most of the problems begin in what’s called the wildland-urban interface (WUI): A growing number of homeowners in the region live in extremely close proximity to forests and grasslands, where wildfires can easily encroach on property.—
Kiley Price,
WIRED,
15 Mar. 2025
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There was a lot of extremely negative feedback and people would not hold back.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Now The horrific atrocities experienced by children in Sudan will leave life-long scars - if the children are lucky enough to survive the hostilities, famine, diseases, and other risks.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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But now the Trump administration’s lack of empathy threatens other children and families facing such horrific diagnoses.—
Dayna Copeland,
The Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2025
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Watching this film will be huge, and then Coach getting on our (butts) will be big for us.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Atlanta Braves suffered a huge hit to the roster last season when their ace Spencer Strider went down with a torn UCL.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Wild played a hideous third period, and the Blues got two more goals from Kyrou.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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Just to give one small example: early on in the movie Bernice, who spends most of the story bedridden watching shopping channels, spots a hideous piece of clothing being advertised on television.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Monstrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrous. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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