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ogre

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ogre

1 a strange or horrible and often frightening creature

a horror movie filled with ogres and demons of every description

Synonyms of ogre

grotesque, monster, monstrosity

Words Related to ogre

banshee, bogeyman (also bogyman), demon (or daemon), devil, fiend, fright, imp, incubus

abomination, anathema

abnormality, freak

mutant, mutation

2 something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason

The ogre of the standardized test keeps recurring.

Synonyms of ogre

bête noire, bogey (also bogie), bugaboo, bugbear, dread, hobgoblin

Words Related to ogre

apparition, ghost, phantasm (also fantasm), phantom, poltergeist, shade, specter (or spectre), spirit, spook, wraith

banshee, bogeyman (also bogyman), demon (or daemon), devil, fiend, ghoul, imp, incubus

fright, horrible, horror, monster, monstrosity, terror

bane, curse, enemy, plague, scourge, torment

abomination, anathema

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