1
as in distorted
badly or imperfectly formed
a monstrous melon that was clearly not fit to eat
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2
as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
the monstrous measures taken by the dictator against anyone who opposed his regime
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3
as in gigantic
unusually large
a monstrous tomato as big as a basketball
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as in ugly
unpleasant to look at
some monstrous high-rises have begun to spoil that lovely residential neighborhood
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as in extremely
to a great degree
a monstrous pretty gal, she was
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Recent Examples of monstrous
Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2025
Sometime in their cosmic lives, two gigantic black holes crashed into one another to form something even more monstrous: A black hole equal to the size of 240 of Earth's sun.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Part 1 ends with Lu aligned with Sakamoto and Shin upon finding out that a team of monstrous assassins has been dispatched to kill Sakamoto.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
The lifestyles of insects can be monstrous, at least from our perspective.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
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Attack of the Devil Shark Legend meets biology in this deep dive into the myth of a monstrous shark blamed for the death of a man attacked in St. Martin.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 July 2025
Sometime in their cosmic lives, two gigantic black holes crashed into one another to form something even more monstrous: A black hole equal to the size of 240 of Earth's sun.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 July 2025
Part 1 ends with Lu aligned with Sakamoto and Shin upon finding out that a team of monstrous assassins has been dispatched to kill Sakamoto.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
The lifestyles of insects can be monstrous, at least from our perspective.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monstrous
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As a result, the protective force field scientists call the magnetosphere became distorted and leaky.—
Raven Garvey,
Space.com,
24 July 2025
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Neither their rangers nor their exhibits should be intimidated into parroting a sanitized and distorted version of the nation’s past.—
John Lawrence,
Twin Cities,
18 July 2025
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But the gruesome truth remains — more than 120 are people are dead, including children.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Other all-original haunted houses will include Jason Universe, which takes guests back to the summer camp where, one Friday the 13th, the gruesome legend was born.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
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As the creature lowers a gigantic foot to squash the dog, Superman swoops in to save the precious pup.—
Jen Reeder,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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These few minutes with the whale sharks are the culmination of a year’s planning, a gigantic logistical effort to shadow a giant.—
Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
27 July 2025
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In February, the feud between way and actor Marlon Wayans reached an ugly head when the rapper published a series of cruel and vindictive social media posts targeting Wayans' transgender son, Kai.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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As Vallejos pulled ahead thanks to his striking combinations and power, which left Silva looking to goad him into an ugly slugfest, which Vallejos mostly avoided sticking to his game plan of using combinations to take advantage of Silva’s lack of defense.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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It’s coated in a thin layer of real gold – not just to look fancy, but because gold reflects infrared light extremely well.—
Adi Foord,
Space.com,
26 July 2025
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The Jacksonville Jaguars made an extremely aggressive move in the 2025 NFL Draft.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Family recounts parents' efforts to save children The family of the two children who died in the flooding recounted in a GoFundMe page the horrific moment floodwaters swept the young siblings away and the desperate attempt by their parents to save their lives.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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But the first lady and I are here in Texas to express the love and support and the anguish of our entire nation in the aftermath of this really horrific and deadly flood.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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On Thursday, Israel’s military took journalists to the Gaza side of the Kerem Shalom crossing where hundreds of boxes of aid were on pallets filling a huge lot.—
Sam Mednick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 July 2025
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So, my ability for my flat serves not only to be coming in at 145 [mph] but also rising above his shoulders is huge.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
26 July 2025
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Luthor combats Superman through a combination of science and technology — injecting nanobot GPS trackers into Superman’s bloodstream — using methods that recall the hideous Covid manipulation.—
Armond White,
National Review,
11 July 2025
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The dark edge in Bushnell’s writing reflects less a brave new world than a world that is the hideous extension of the old one.—
Alice Bolin
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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“Monstrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monstrous. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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