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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
The bride thought her request for her dessert's design was simple enough, but was shocked by the monstrosity her grandmother created.
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
No director is more fervently committed to the humanity of the monster and the monstrosity of the human.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Satellite and other images starkly illustrate Melissa’s monstrosity, from its rapid intensification to the sheer power of the convection at its core.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
That desire apparently only lasts until the first opportunity to show Charlie Hunnam masturbating in frilly lingerie; from there, operatic monstrosity ensues.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
No director is more fervently committed to the humanity of the monster and the monstrosity of the human.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
Satellite and other images starkly illustrate Melissa’s monstrosity, from its rapid intensification to the sheer power of the convection at its core.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2025
That desire apparently only lasts until the first opportunity to show Charlie Hunnam masturbating in frilly lingerie; from there, operatic monstrosity ensues.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monstrosity
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Beyond weapons diagnostics, the setup could enable studies of sterile neutrinos, axions, or unexplained anomalies seen in reactor antineutrino spectra.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The goal isn’t just to detect anomalies, but to understand how every change fits into the broader system.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Catrina Bell loves to write sweetie pie monsters who bring the heat.—
Meg Miller,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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Essie Davis plays Amelia, who struggles to raise her 6-year-old son, Sam (Noah Wiseman), as he's tormented by the titular humanoid storybook monster.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Ideally, provide a range of low-mess snacks that can easily be eaten during gameplay, or take dedicated food breaks throughout the game so your game tiles don’t get covered with food.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Jan. 2026
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Republicans are publicly calling for the removal of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and privately freaking out that her Minnesota mess will doom their chances of holding Congress in the 2026 midterms.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Gibney’s film doesn’t ease into it at all, opening with a clip of the attack, squarely dropping us into the horror of it.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2026
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The evening promised a few local art vendors and a mystery screening of a 1980s horror movie.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 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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Susannah was diagnosed with a mutation in her KIF1A gene.—
Leanne Miller,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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In August, global health authorities noticed that a mutation of an influenza virus called ‘Subclade K’ was spreading quickly in other countries.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
30 Jan. 2026
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Gilliam is an artist of bizarre panoramas; his imagination and humor are visual — full of the dystopic, the heroic, and the grotesque.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Medieval carvers had a not dissimilar approach to design, fashioning grotesques for obscure nooks in cathedrals.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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Extension 24-Pair Shoe Storage Cabinet A pile of footwear cluttering an entryway is an eyesore and makes homes look messy.—
Ali Faccenda,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some might call it a searing eyesore.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Monstrosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrosity. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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