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monster

/ˈmɑnstɚ/noun2 syllables

Monster means: someone that is abnormally large and powerful.

Synonyms for monster15

noun, as in someone that is abnormally large and powerful

giant, goliath, behemoth, colossus

noun, as in a cruel wicked and inhuman person

fiend, devil, demon, ogre

noun, as in a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

freak, monstrosity, lusus naturae

noun, as in (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus

teras

also used for monster

monstrous, gigantic, monsterize

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What does monster mean?5

noun

1

someone that is abnormally large and powerful

2

a cruel wicked and inhuman person

3

a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

4

(medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus

5

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Monster in a sentence

  • Jealousy, the green-eyed monster, encompasses even the best of us.swolesuki
  • In the play, the actor suddenly transmogrified into a monster.gauravjiii
  • I've heard that there's a monster living in the lagoon, is that true?mutskt
  • Ziri threw a grenade at the monster, giving everyone a chance to run.Amastan
  • Ziri swiftly turned back and shot an arrow, finally killing the monster.Amastan
  • This is not a spider, it's a monster!Amastan
  • Stefan shot the monster, but it didn't flinch.Amastan
  • He might be a monster, but he's my flesh and blood.Nuel

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of monster

as a noun

plural
monsters