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as in anomaly
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal
any monstrosities born to the farm animals were sent to the agricultural college for study
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as in monster
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature
filled the haunted house with all sorts of spooks and mechanical monstrosities
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as in horror
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay
the monstrosity of the famine can scarcely be conveyed to those who have not witnessed it in person
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as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
the monstrosity of the terrorists' actions shocked the entire civilized world
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Recent Examples of monstrosity
For consumers who have a passion for the Escalade and Escalade V, the IQ is just another alternative to the monstrosity SUV that serves every possible purpose in modern day vehicle usages.
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Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Evans includes drone footage of the outsize fruits of his profit, a jaw-dropping monstrosity otherwise known as a house.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Most intriguing, though, are the show’s depictions of monstrosity.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Suddenly, the monstrosity of infinity, long feared by mathematicians, could no longer be relegated to some unreachable part of the number line.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
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Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Evans includes drone footage of the outsize fruits of his profit, a jaw-dropping monstrosity otherwise known as a house.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
Most intriguing, though, are the show’s depictions of monstrosity.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
Suddenly, the monstrosity of infinity, long feared by mathematicians, could no longer be relegated to some unreachable part of the number line.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monstrosity
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This past offseason proved to be an anomaly when the Bulldogs didn’t lose any.—
Connor Riley,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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The unconscious brain was learning to tell the tones apart, continuously reorganizing its neural responses to better detect the anomaly over the course of the 10-minute playback.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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Not for Gage Goncalves, who set this thing in motion with a monster goal in overtime in the Lightning’s 1-0 Game 6 victory at the Bell Centre.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The titular monsters in this anthology series tend to do well at the Emmys (Evan Peters as Jeffrey Dahmer and Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez were both nominated).—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
2 May 2026
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The Mets are almost always a chaotic mess, and Cora has worked hard to put the Astros scandal behind him.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Homeowners dealing with drainage issues already know how pooling water can damage plants and create a mess.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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Who knows the horrors of the seas like HERMAN MELVILLE?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The psychological horror film, starring Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson and Zazie Beetz, was distributed by Hulu in the United States and Netflix internationally.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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On one side, a satanic figure named Randall Flagg who gathers his forces of badness to Las Vegas; on the other, the good guys, led by 108-year-old Mother Abigail in, of all places, Boulder.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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The show premiered over Thanksgiving weekend, when people were tired and full and bored (and probably also horny), and countered our world’s unceasing badness with its world’s buoyant sweetness.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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The study found those carrying the GBA1 mutation but without symptoms already show an intermediate microbial profile, suggesting early changes before disease onset.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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The mutation is strongly associated with Parkinson’s disease and is estimated to increase risk by nearly 30 times.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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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
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Indeed, compared with the realistically creased faces and hangdog stares of the Cubs, the Boston fans behind them are closer to grotesques, an inhuman crush of caricatures.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Between items that are dated and faded, here are a handful of outdoor decor pieces that designers say are always eyesores.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
1 May 2026
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Here’s hoping village officials and the gutsy developers taking over this underperforming eyesore get it right and thrive in the future.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Monstrosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrosity. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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