A hideous monster used to live there.
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Monster
/ˈmɒnstə(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "monster" (262 found)
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Closest matches (53)
Noun(16 words)
Strong matches (78)
Noun(18 words)
cyclopeancyclopsdeformitydemondevildevil incarnatedinosaurdogdraculadragondrakeechidnaelephantelephantineenormousepicextensiveeyesorefee-faw-fumfiend
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fiend from hellfire eaterfire-eaterfirebrandfrankensteinfreakfreak of naturefrightfrightenerfurygalacticgargantuangargoyleghostghoulgiantgiantlikegiganticgoongorgongorillagriffingunselhaghardnoseharpyharridanhell raiserhell-raiserhellcathellhoundhellionhellkiteherculeanheroichippohippocampushippopotamushobgoblin
Adjective(1 words)
dangerous creature
Related words (131)
holy terrorhomerichoodhoodlumhorrorhotheadhotspurhugehydraimmeasurableimmenseincendiaryincubusinfinitejumbokillerking sizeking-sizelamialarge
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leviathanloch ness monstermad dogmadcapmafiosomammothmassivemassymastodonmedusamermaidmermanmessmightyminotaurmiscreationmissing linkmonstrositymonstrousmonumentalmountainousmuggermutantmutationnightmarenixieno beautyogreogressoutsizeovergrownpegasusphantomprodigiousprofoundpythonrapistrevenantrevolutionaryrocsalamandersatyrsavagescarebabescarecrowscarerscyllasea horsesea serpentshe-wolfsightsirensizablespaciousspectersphinxspitfirestupendoussuccubustalosteratismtermagantterrorterroristtigertigresstitanictoughtough guytoweringtremendoustrolltyphonugly customerugly ducklingunicornvampirevastviolentviragovixenvoluminouswallopingweightywerewolfwhalewild beastwindigowitchwolfwolf manwolf-manxiphopagusyoung turkzombie
Noun(13 words)
Adjective(3 words)
mythological beingugly ogrewild creature
Related word relations
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More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
More specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesfictional monstergiant monstermonster storymonster truckmythical monsterscary monster
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 11 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- monster noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
Bulgarian
1 entries- изверг noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
Catalan
1 entries- monstre noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
Finnish
1 entries- hirviö noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
Galician
1 entries- monstro noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
Greek
1 entries- τέρας noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
Irish
1 entries- ainmhí noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
Italian
1 entries- mostro noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
Māori
2 entries- nauhea noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
- nauwhea noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
Polish
1 entries- potwór noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
Russian
4 entries- и́зверг noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
- монстр noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
- не́людь noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
- чудо́вище noun (anti-social person, especially a criminal)
Sample sentences
47 total sentences available.
Rex was a monster of a dog.
Source: tatoeba (29507)
Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.
Source: tatoeba (36687)
Then, with a final, terrible scream, the monster flung itself off the mountain to its death on the rocks below.
Source: tatoeba (43183)
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