They made huge, grotesque, yet beautiful poles of red cedar.
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Grotesque
/ɡɹoʊˈtɛsk/
Synonyms for "grotesque" (180 found)
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Strong matches (54)
Adjective(12 words)
distorted figuredistortionfantasticfantastic divergencefantastic figurefantasticalfreakiestgothic sculpturegrisliestgrotesque figuregrotesque sculpturehideous
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (90)
knock kneedknock-kneedlaughableludicrousmaggotymalformedmarredmastermasterpiecemasterworkmisbegottenmisproportionedmisshapenmobilemonstrousmorbidmuseum piecemutilatednonsensicalnotional
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nudeoddoffbeatold masterout of shapeoutlandishoutrageousoutrepasticciopastichepeculiarpiecepiece of virtupigeon toedpigeon-toedpoppycockishpreposterouspug nosedpug-nosedqueerrachiticricketyridiculousrococoshapelesssicksimoussnub nosedsnub-nosedsplayfootstabilestatuestill lifestrangestudystumpyswaybackedtalipedicteraticteratogenicteratoidterribletruncatedtwistedubiquitousuncannyunnaturalunshapelyvirtuweirdwhimsicalwildworkwork of art
Adjective(15 words)
macabremonstrositymonstrous figurenastiestnightmarishrabelaisiansans serifuglinessuglyugly ogreunsightlierunsightliestwartierwartyweirdness
Noun(1 words)
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More general
16 entriesaesthetic categoryaesthetic qualityaesthetic styleappearancearchitectural ornamentartart formfine artliterary deviceornamentsculptural formsculptural motifsculpturestone carvingtheory termugliness
More specific
17 entriesabsurd grotesquedistorted maskdistorted objectgargoylegrotesque charactergrotesque figuregrotesque humorgrotesque imagerygrotesque maskgrotesque reliefgrotesque satiregrotesque scenegrotesque sculpturegrotesque statuemonstrous figuresatirical figure
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Collocations
8 entriesarchitectural grotesquegrotesque creaturegrotesque figuregrotesque gargoylegrotesque humorgrotesque maskgrotesque ornamentgrotesque sculpture
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
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3 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
When seen in the perspective of half-a-dozen years or more, the best of our fashions strike us as grotesque, if not unsightly.
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I saw some English female soldiers in yesterday night's news reel. For some, you couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman, but the majority were rather feminine, and it didn't feel that grotesque.
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From this point on, the story becomes so twisted and grotesque that I can't stop reading it anymore.
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