monster 1 of 2

noun

ˈmän(t)-stər How to pronounce monster (audio)
Definition of monsternext
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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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monster

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adjective

as in gigantic
unusually large a monster truck competition

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Recent Examples of monster
Noun
This was a movie that defined a whole new sub-genre of outer-space horror, a perfectly structured scarefest that also introduced one of cinema's greatest-ever monsters to the world. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 July 2026 There’s some comedy mixed in, but the show never reduces the monsters Bobby and Romy are dealing with to jokes. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Adjective
Parkinson stands 6-foot-7 and had monster red-zone production in 2025, which would offer a dimension that the Broncos haven’t had at tight end since the days of Julius Thomas. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026 Someone in the mid-Atlantic will likely see monster snow numbers. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for monster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for monster
  1. demon
  2. anomaly
  3. villain
  4. giant
  5. gigantic
  6. grotesque
  7. mutation
  8. brute
Noun
  • Over the course of 22 episodes, the Doomies crew encounters vampires, parasitic demons, vicious mermaids, and some spirits specific to French folklore, all rendered as real threats towards our heroes.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
  • Also featured in the film is the K-pop singing group Saja Boys — Jinu, Mystery, Abby, Romance and Baby — who are concealing their identities as demons.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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  • Whether that’s a single-stock anomaly or a signal that the market has quietly repriced its tolerance for earnings disappointment across the sector is the question the rest of earnings season will start to answer.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Yet its success feels less like an anomaly than a symptom of the present, in which perpetual crisis has robbed the future of coherence.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of anomaly
Noun
  • The New Zealander drew international acclaim for roles as gruff loners and unhinged villains.
    — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 13 July 2026
  • Neill played dashing heroes, sinister villains (see The Piano), authority figures, famous figures, and father figures.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
Definition of villain
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  • In 2024 the Japanese giant completed its acquisition of 7-Eleven Australia to expand its presence in the country, taking full ownership of the business.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • As investors fret that Netflix‘s viewer-engagement metrics are flagging, the streaming giant reported earnings for the second quarter of 2026 that were in line with Wall Street forecasts.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 July 2026
Definition of giant
Adjective
  • Last year was marked by an era of Hollywood belt-tightening, after some gigantic box office duds and some production moving out of Los Angeles.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • Christopher Nolan’s passionate love affair with the Premium Large Format moviegoing experience peaks with The Odyssey, a gigantic undertaking that marks the first feature shot entirely with IMAX Film Cameras.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of gigantic
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  • The grotesque offers a reprieve—if not liberation, then at least a means of expression.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • The idea behind [the brand] actually came from my graduation thesis on the concept of the grotesque.
    — Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
Definition of grotesque
Noun
  • That probably has something to do with Peter waking up in weird situations with his organic spider-mutations happening.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Eric and several other men on the family tree have tested positive for the mutation that runs through his paternal grandmother’s line.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of mutation
Noun
  • Shinnecock was still a brute of a test, but the red numbers on the white scoreboard were an unfamiliar site for this course.
    — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
  • These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.
    — Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026
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