Frankensteins

plural of Frankenstein

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Frankensteins
Noun
  • Eerie in a way that feels more seductive than scary, the film isn’t bewitched by its demons so much as the process of transubstantiation by which a (self)tortured young woman can transform them into grace.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
  • Opportunity Babcock will arrive at camp in search of forwards who can be demons on the forecheck.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Like Ophelia’s Got Talent, and intersecting with many of its themes, A Year Without Summer is all about bodily monstrosities.
    Caroline Lillian Schopp, Artforum, 13 May 2026
  • Protein bars have come a long way from the chalky monstrosities that lined shelves not long ago.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • When the monsters reveal an evil agenda that goes beyond becoming movie stars, the Minions are forced to battle them to save the world.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
  • In this end-of-the-world scenario, Jack thrives on junk food and video games while gathering a squad of classmates to fight of zombies and monsters.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • The grotesques were decorative stone faces around the castle.
    Adam Fox, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • The script, by Ed Solomon, treats the Sklar siblings as cardboard grotesques—heartless, talentless, united in their loathing of a father who loathes them right back.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Both O’Flynn and Rhys have had spotlight episodes so far this season, but will Emmys voters see the pathos and creativity behind the laughs and frights?
    William Earl, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • Copyright 2025, all frights reserved.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • As in Pillion and elsewhere, Melling imbues a premise’s potential grotesqueries with real and specific feelings.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The abundance of these grotesqueries was almost stranger than their existence.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • His bronc riders look more like pietàs in mud; his barrel racers scream like banshees on horseback.
    Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • People are turned into wolves, there are ogres and undead creatures of the sea who lure others to their demise.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
  • In recent weeks, social media users, especially on X, have been noticing increasing references to goblins, along with other fantasy creatures such as gremlins, ogres and trolls in ChatGPT’s answers to user queries.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Frankensteins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Frankensteins. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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