ogress

noun

Definition of ogressnext
as in demon

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Recent Examples of ogress In addition to the Icelandic ogress Grýla, the half-goat/half-demon Krampus (Kristofer Hivju) figures prominently in the story. — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2024 What exactly is going on with that large flock of crows, the suspicious villagers, the charming mayor and that secretive ogress? — Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 Or where love turns a princess into an ogress, or parents kick out their 7-year-old children with bad advice and curses. — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 1 Aug. 2019 And in Iceland, the Yule Lads who visit children in the run-up to Christmas are said to be the sons of the ogress Gryla, a character in Snorri Sturluson’s 13th-century Prose Edda. — Regina Hansen, WSJ, 21 Dec. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogress
  1. demon
  2. ogre
  3. imp
  4. incubus
  5. fright
  6. monster
  7. banshee
Noun
  • The short, sharp argument in the MacNeil kitchen is an example of the upstairs demon pervading all bodies through hate.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The golden deer and the Lakshmana rekha When word of Khara’s death reaches his brother Ravana, the demon king vows revenge on Rama and Lakshmana with the assistance of Maricha (a rakshasa).
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of demon
Noun
  • In 2015, Klum appeared as Jessica Rabbit; in 2018, as the ogre version of Fiona from Shrek.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Of course ogres and adversaries can shift shapes over decades.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of ogre
Noun
  • People have since replaced the imp with fictional people like Sam and Dean Winchester and Wednesday Addams, public figures like Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and even mascots like Ronald McDonald.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Mykal-Michelle Harris from Raven’s Home guest stars as Ruby, a mischievous moon imp who tricks Vee.
    — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of imp
Noun
  • The Devil’s Museum, a satellite of the main collection, has amassed more than 3,000 depictions of demons, evil spirits and incubus from around the world.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.
    — Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
Definition of incubus
Noun
  • The insurance company covering the promotion must have had a fright because there were 381 purchases worth more than $450,000 that had to be repaid, as The Star reported at the time.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The fright of theme drought had subsided for now, but as with any horror villain, there’s always the danger of a sequel.
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of fright
Noun
  • At last untethered from merely adapting a standard comfy passenger vehicle, the AMG engineers have created a monster.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Set on a mysterious island ravaged by floods and warring armies, a masked boy and girl must traverse atmospheric environments, rescue friends, and confront nightmarish monsters.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • Three species of bats inhabit the site, and supernatural events—including the appearance of the gamekeeper’s ghost and the wail of a banshee—have been reported.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
  • Weaving, even more than before, makes Grace an ingénue gone banshee.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Definition of banshee

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“Ogress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogress. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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