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as in demon
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
both children insisted that their parents check under the bed for monsters every night
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as in anomaly
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
the gardener destroyed all of the monsters that mutated from his tomato plants
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
the guards at the concentration camps were monsters who enjoyed seeing their victims suffer
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as in giant
something large of its kind
a monster of a sandwich that could easily feed two hearty eaters
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as in gigantic
unusually large
a monster truck competition
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Recent Examples of monster
Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
Caleb Desnoyers had a monster year in the QMJHL and projects as a tough minutes NHL center.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Well, that's what some people are doing for this monster doll from China called Labubu.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In the Universal Monsters house’s storyline, visitors will see the mausoleum of monster hunter Van Helsing, the Mummy’s tombs, Castle Dracula and the lab home of Frankenstein’s monster and his bride.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
Caleb Desnoyers had a monster year in the QMJHL and projects as a tough minutes NHL center.
—Corey Pronman, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Adjective
The Ducks are currently going through a somewhat monster renovation of the Honda Center at a cost of $1 billion.
—Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Well, that's what some people are doing for this monster doll from China called Labubu.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monster
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Things become complicated when a popular rival boy band, The Saja Boys, are revealed to be demons.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Despite decades away from the musical mainstream in the 1970s and '80s, when his psychological demons were most aggressive, Wilson's towering impact was never in question.—
Marco della Cava,
USA Today,
12 June 2025
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For example, automating rollback protocols, security scans and alert systems for anomalies across AI workflows.—
Navdeep Malik,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The new amendment, set to be on the ballot in 2026, would allow abortions in medical emergencies and cases of fetal anomalies, such as birth defects.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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Two of the game’s most brilliant villains have matured into eloquent eulogists.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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For an industry which has long been treated by the television and film industries as a dirty, dangerous business run by unethical, cartoon-ish villains like J.R. Ewing, such a balanced portrayal is a welcome change, indeed.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Photo by Ian Maule/Getty Images Mexico has gone without loss thus far in the 2025 Gold Cup, though things have been far from perfect for the CONCACAF giants, as Mexico narrowly defeated the Dominican Republic 3-2 in its Gold Cup opener.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Now, the search giant is throwing a revenue bone to those sites.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The reluctance to do so earlier has converted a modest problem into a gigantic problem.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The pair had performed earlier in the night at the Blue Note Jazz Festival, where Jones hula-hooped to a song in sheer black tights, a thong, and one of her gigantic signature red and black headdresses.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2025
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Winifred, the protagonist of this Victorian-era grotesque, takes a position as a governess at an English manor.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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His early short films, such as Six Men Getting Sick (1967) and The Grandmother (1970), showcased his talent for blending the grotesque with the beautiful, setting the stage for his groundbreaking debut feature, Eraserhead (1977).—
Darryn King,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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With gene editing, scientists are able to input code into the body’s genes that tell it to stop producing the mutation that is causing the abnormal red blood cells.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2025
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Overall, mutations in PTEN are among the most common mutations in sporadic cancers.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
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This freshly re-imagined Jag is worlds apart from that old German brute, but was similar in the sense of feeling wonderfully light and responsive, and utilizing hydraulic fluid to power its steering.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Cops released surveillance photos of a trio of brutes wanted for punching, repeatedly stabbing and robbing a man on a Bronx train last month.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Monster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monster. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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