monsters

noun

Definition of monstersnext
plural of monster
1
as in demons
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature both children insisted that their parents check under the bed for monsters every night

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2
as in anomalies
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal the gardener destroyed all of the monsters that mutated from his tomato plants

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3
as in villains
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person the guards at the concentration camps were monsters who enjoyed seeing their victims suffer

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4
as in giants
something large of its kind a monster of a sandwich that could easily feed two hearty eaters

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monsters
  1. demons
  2. anomalies
  3. villains
  4. giants
  5. mutations
  6. dinosaurs
  7. beasts
  8. titans
Noun
  • Of course, neither dragons nor demons can be trusted, and the pact traps them in a decades-long, globe-spanning ritual of sacrifice and death.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Jackson apparently was struggling with some inner demons in this period.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of demons
Noun
  • One model is programmed to seek out arbitrage opportunities based on pricing anomalies discerned by analyzing market data.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The first president to be born in a hospital was a man of many anomalies.
    Noah Eckstein, Variety, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of anomalies
Noun
  • The next big bad in Jared Leto's motley crew of sinister screen villains has finally been announced.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Cultural differences of the region, like a vast foaming, bubbling cauldron, spit out heroes and villains, legends and lore.
    Gary Stoller, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of villains
Noun
  • The drive-in and cheapo exploitation producer who made American International Pictures a true-blue calling card for earthy delights gave many future giants of the movies their start.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • For centuries, the city has played host to literary giants and jazz luminaries, civil rights leaders, and iconic artists.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of giants
Noun
  • In another troubling finding, one of the mutations identified in the Louisiana patient also turned up in a viral sample taken from a teenager with a severe case of bird flu in British Columbia.
    Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The announcement comes about a week after genetic analysis of H5N1 bird flu viruses from the nation’s first severely ill patient revealed multiple mutations that could increase the virus’s ability to bind to human upper airway cells.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of mutations
Noun
  • Less than 30 feet away, the skeletal outlines of dinosaurs stood behind glass walls.
    Alisha Camacho, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Too often, organizations cling to outdated technologies, inefficient processes and legacy systems—the resource-hoarding dinosaurs of the corporate world.
    Anjai Lal, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of dinosaurs
Noun
  • Then, one by one, the beasts came forward.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His balloons would resemble cascades of oxygen bubbles sailing upward, strands of DNA, billowing sheets of candy buttons, or phosphorus deep-sea beasts made of LEDs.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of beasts
Noun
  • Despite some titans missing from their lineup, the Minnesota Wild left the Twin Cities and dispatched a pair of Eastern Conference titans, themselves, in consecutive games.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • No more staring in awe at my family/friends who just moments ago were sharing a ridiculous joke, suddenly transformed into iconic titans, towering and thriving in the blinding lights.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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