MONSTER Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word monster. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for MONSTER
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behemoth | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone that is abnormally large and powerful • a person of exceptional importance and reputation | ||||||||
demon | nounn | |||||||
noun • an evil supernatural being • a cruel wicked and inhuman person • someone extremely diligent or skillful | ||||||||
devil | nounn | |||||||
noun • an evil supernatural being • (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell • a word used in exclamations of confusion • a rowdy or mischievous person (usually a young man) • a cruel wicked and inhuman person verb • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • coat or stuff with a spicy paste | ||||||||
fiend | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel wicked and inhuman person • an evil supernatural being • a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) | ||||||||
ogre | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruel wicked and inhuman person • (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings | ||||||||
beast | nounn | |||||||
noun • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement • a cruelly rapacious person | ||||||||
brute | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cruelly rapacious person • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement adjective satellite • resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility | ||||||||
creature | nounn | |||||||
noun • a living organism characterized by voluntary movement • a living being • a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | ||||||||
ghoul | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection • an evil spirit or ghost | ||||||||
goblin | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings | ||||||||
specter | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mental representation of some haunting experience • a ghostly appearing figure | ||||||||
troll | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • (Scandinavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains • a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time • a fisherman's lure that is used in trolling • angling by drawing a baited line through the water verb • circulate, move around • cause to move round and round • sing the parts of (a round) in succession • angle with a hook and line drawn through the water • sing loudly and without inhibition • praise or celebrate in song • speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice | ||||||||
vampire | nounn | |||||||
noun • (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living | ||||||||
werewolf | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again | ||||||||
colossus | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone that is abnormally large and powerful • a person of exceptional importance and reputation | ||||||||
freak | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed • someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction verb • lose one's nerve | ||||||||
giant | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any creature of exceptional size • a person of exceptional importance and reputation • an unusually large enterprise • a very large person; impressive in size or qualities • someone that is abnormally large and powerful • an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales • a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun) adjective satellite • of great mass; huge and bulky | ||||||||
gigantic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth | ||||||||
goliath | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • (Old Testament) a giant Philistine warrior who was slain by David with a slingshot • someone that is abnormally large and powerful | ||||||||
monstrosity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed • something hideous or frightful | ||||||||