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as in brutes
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
she's a real beast to anyone who makes the mistake of crossing her
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as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
he always has to act like a beast whenever things don't go his way
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as in animals
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
a frigid night that was fit for neither man nor beast
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as in headaches
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work
controlling the state's vast bureaucracy has always been a beast
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Recent Examples of beasts
Best Vehicle Unleash the beasts with two dragons that eat, launch, race, and store Hot Wheels cars.
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Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
With deals spanning across performance beasts, camera champs, and everyday essentials, there’s something here for every type of user.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The film’s visual effects team will be led by Model Farm (The Equalizer 3), tasked with bringing to life Dogs’ beasts, and Resin (MaXXXine).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Girls are always marrying beasts in fairy tales.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
In the trailer, Mando and Grogu meet Weaver and White’s characters and fight a variety of evil robots and sci-fi beasts.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Deep in the distant universe, astronomers have found a black hole that seems to be breaking the usual rules for how fast these cosmic beasts can grow.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
These objects are absolute beasts, millions or billions of times the mass of the sun, and are found in the cores of all big galaxies.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
That suppression gained momentum in the 19th century; both Darwin and Freud argued that olfaction was the lowest sense, left over from our time as beasts that walked on all fours, nose to the ground.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Pamela Brill, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
With deals spanning across performance beasts, camera champs, and everyday essentials, there’s something here for every type of user.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
The film’s visual effects team will be led by Model Farm (The Equalizer 3), tasked with bringing to life Dogs’ beasts, and Resin (MaXXXine).
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Girls are always marrying beasts in fairy tales.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
In the trailer, Mando and Grogu meet Weaver and White’s characters and fight a variety of evil robots and sci-fi beasts.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Deep in the distant universe, astronomers have found a black hole that seems to be breaking the usual rules for how fast these cosmic beasts can grow.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
These objects are absolute beasts, millions or billions of times the mass of the sun, and are found in the cores of all big galaxies.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
That suppression gained momentum in the 19th century; both Darwin and Freud argued that olfaction was the lowest sense, left over from our time as beasts that walked on all fours, nose to the ground.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beasts
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An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some are slow and heavy brutes that have tons of health while others are slightly but deal more damage.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
18 Aug. 2025
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Researchers treated 12-month-old mice (similar to a 60-year-old human) with the nanoparticles and monitored the animals’ behavior and memory over several months.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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Although fur farms are banned in many countries, millions of animals are killed every year for their pelts, which are used in clothing, according to animal welfare charity Humane Society International.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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And constant headaches coming from upstairs.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
2 Oct. 2025
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But that will not solve all their scheduling headaches.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement As many of the best villains do, Ok-seon has a sympathetic backstory.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Developed and released by Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc, the game allows players to fight and explore as both heroes and villains from the iconic franchise, following a story mode that takes place in the universe’s Final War arc.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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The 2-year-old appears to have gotten out into the backyard and opened a kennel where two Rottweilers were being kept, allowing the dogs to get out and attack him, the Valdosta Police Department said in a statement.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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The ‘dogs’ proved so popular, in fact, that the 1966 World Cup group game between France and Uruguay had to be moved across London to White City as Wembley’s owners refused to cancel its regular Friday night meeting.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The game asked children to order bunnylike creatures from shortest to tallest by clicking on their sneakers to swap their places.—
Celeste Kidd,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Guides aim to maintain at least a 100-meter (328-feet) buffer, but curious creatures don’t always comply.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some employers like Google, Microsoft, and EY have all offered high-level jobs to applicants without degrees, focusing on work experience and special credentialing.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Taking the creative helm of Chanel as only the fourth artistic director to ever lead the house, Blazy has been entrusted with one of the biggest and most sought-after — although perhaps not the most challenging — jobs in fashion.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Putting Scooby-Doo and the gang up against real monsters creates some great storytelling opportunities.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fincher’s take on Flynn’s phenomenon is one of our best literary adaptations of the decade, and while there are no literal monsters in it, there’s nothing spookier than a cool girl.—
Emily Temple
September 30,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Beasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beasts. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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