Synonyms of monstrously

monstrously

adverb

1

as in overly

beyond a normal or acceptable limit

our team wasn't merely bad—we were monstrously inept

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overly
• too
• excessively
• extremely
• unacceptably
• incredibly
• inordinately
• intolerably
• unusually
• unduly
• devilishly
• terribly
• exceptionally
• exorbitantly
• very
• to death
• to a fault
• unbearably
• with a vengeance
• obscenely
• highly
• unreasonably
• extravagantly
• super
• unconscionably
• inexcusably
• remarkably
• overmuch
• extraordinarily
• immoderately
• abnormally
• singularly
• hugely
• exceedingly
• inappropriately
• extra
• considerably
• improperly
• uncommonly
• astronomically
• significantly
• substantially
• freakishly
• eminently
• deadly
• extensively
• intemperately
• extortionately
• especially
• greatly
• whacking
• mightily
• uncustomarily

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• insufficiently
• inadequately
• moderately
• reasonably
• acceptably
• modestly
• slightly
• deficiently
• just
• minimally
• marginally
• scarcely
• barely
• hardly
• scantily
• temperately
• meagerly

2

as in highly

to a large extent or degree

a monstrously expensive movie that nearly bankrupted the studio

Synonyms & Similar Words

• highly
• greatly
• utterly
• considerably
• much
• massively
• monumentally
• significantly
• staggeringly
• tremendously
• hugely
• broadly
• enormously
• largely
• extensively
• stupendously
• astronomically
• vastly
• noticeably
• colossally
• big-time
• a lot
• sizably
• no end
• appreciably
• by half
• amply
• abundantly
• healthily
• plentifully
• copiously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slightly
• little
• nominally
• modestly
• negligibly
• minutely
• minimally
• just
• microscopically
• scarcely
• barely
• hardly
• imperceptibly
• fractionally
• insignificantly
• infinitesimally
• invisibly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of monstrously

Peart was a one-of-a-kind virtuoso, one of the greatest drummers rock ever knew, his monstrously complex parts so intrinsic to Rush’s sound that the idea of replacing him long seemed unfathomable. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

As for next steps in his game, Graves is trying to become a more reliable floor-spacer and perimeter defender; a monstrously high foul rate was his most notable negative during the season. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Take, for instance, a scene featuring a woman in a kind of avant-garde milkmaid ensemble confronting a monstrously tall figure that, upon close examination, is actually a child perched atop a man’s shoulders, wearing a long trench coat. — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026

The movie is happy to have Linda commit acts of brutality to preserve her place on top, but what is true equality if not allowing your anti-heroine to be in all ways just as monstrously self-interested as the men? — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026

Most impressive Miami’s defense was monstrously good, doing its part toward a shutout, with a 78-yard punt return producing the Jets’ only score prior to a field goal. — Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025

Left unsaid in his plan is that publicly subsidized, affordable housing has become monstrously expensive to construct because the public money triggers rules and process and reviews and negotiations that market-rate housing doesn’t contend with. — Ezra Klein, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025

The Commandant is a monstrously charismatic figure, the kind of character that seizes all available oxygen. — Katie Kitamura august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025

Thanks to the Possibilists amongst us, some of these monstrously hard, brutally simple visions will one day become reality. — Robert C. Wolcott, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025