ogres

noun

plural of ogre
1
as in monsters
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature a horror movie filled with ogres and demons of every description

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in dreads
something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reason the ogre of the standardized test keeps recurring

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of ogres Ella is a young woman cursed to obey all instructions whose quest for self-determination also turns her into an advocate for the kingdom’s oppressed elves and ogres. — Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 People are turned into wolves, there are ogres and undead creatures of the sea who lure others to their demise. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026 In recent weeks, social media users, especially on X, have been noticing increasing references to goblins, along with other fantasy creatures such as gremlins, ogres and trolls in ChatGPT’s answers to user queries. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026 Shrek and Fiona are now both full-time ogres, but Fiona’s parents (John Cleese and Julie Andrews) aren’t too thrilled, as a particularly tense family dinner scene makes clear. — Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogres
  1. monsters
  2. dreads
  3. demons
  4. terrors
  5. hobgoblins
  6. spirits
  7. enemies
  8. bugbears
Noun
  • There will be no B-movie monsters wearing terrible prosthetics, no scripts full of non sequiturs, no glitchy graphics.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The monsters of the original — the Cyclops and the sirens — are replaced by drones that buzz across the stage and models of robotic war machines.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of monsters
Noun
  • He's described by officials as a Black male in his late teens with a medium-large build and thick dreads.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • Mirror images except for the fact that Jelani has his hair in dreads, while Ari goes with the more retro-look afro.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
Definition of dreads
Noun
  • Starring Stuart Martin and Fra Free, The Last Photograph follows an ex-DEA agent seeking revenge in a South American jungle where dangerous terrain and inner demons combine for drama.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
  • And Elwood was battling his own demons, having become addicted to opioids prescribed after a hip operation.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of demons
Noun
  • Interestingly enough, facing the terrors of the world head-on is something that Danny mentions to Alice, too.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The woods could be hiding places of witches and sorcerers, disguised as the old and feeble, but capable of summoning wonder and terrors, charms as well as curses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Definition of terrors
Noun
  • In another fates-or-hobgoblins moment, a discombobulated Washington had started a war.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of hobgoblins
Noun
  • The project follows a husband and wife who buy their dream ranch only to discover the land is alive with ancient spirits, and survival means submitting to increasingly disturbing rituals with each turn of the season.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Directed by Geum Dong-ho, the musical animation follows a singer-songwriter with the supernatural ability to see spirits who joins forces with a quartet of ghosts to form a musical troupe.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of spirits
Noun
  • As old enemies and unfinished business resurface, Paul is drawn deeper into a struggle for justice and redemption against a wider network of corruption and abuse of power in contemporary Nigeria.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
  • His father’s political enemies used his problems with crack to try and erode trust in the Biden administration.
    — David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of enemies
Noun
  • This has been one of its main bugbears for years, with several engine types experimented with.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The bugbears of this season — wasting promising chances (though Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce deserves credit for many of those) and some vulnerability to counter-attacks — remained.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of bugbears

Browse Nearby Words

ogreish
ogres
ogress
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Ogres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogres. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of apiary

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

A List of Most Commonly Confused Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 4
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
anagrams on a chalk board
Word Builder Quiz Vol. 2 Pick the letter that when added to a word will ma...
See All