Grotesque synonyms and antonyms
grō-tĕsk'
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Part of speech:
Marked by or inclined to anger or bad feelings; disagreeable:
Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way; strange:
Not usual or ordinary; singular; peculiar; strange
Deviating from what is expected or normal; strange:
The definition of abnormal is a description that means unusual, odd or out of the ordinary.
Odd and funny; ludicrous
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Wonderful or superb; remarkable:
The definition of bizarre is a very strange person or thing.
Abnormally or faultily formed.
Incongruous in form
Having an oddly dreamlike or unreal quality.
Alternative capitalization of Dadaist.
deformed (related)
Changed as in form or shape, esp., changed to such an extent as to be misshapen, disfigured, or ugly
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art (related)
Of or for works of art or artists
Impossible to take seriously; silly:
Embellished with figures and forms such that every level of relief gives way to more details and contrasts.
Full of fancy; indulging in fancies; imaginative in a playful way; whimsical
Repulsive, especially to the sight; revolting.
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The definition of incongruous is something that doesn't fit in or that is jarring in relation to its surroundings.
The definition of outlandish is something bizarre or ridiculously out-of-the-ordinary.
Absurd, or contrary to common sense.
Playful or fanciful, especially in a humorous way:
bizarrerie
A bizarre quality
A traditional festival with exhibitions of horsemanship among the Maghrebi Berbers.
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A roof spout usually in the form of a grotesque or fantastic creature projecting from a gutter to carry rainwater clear of the wall.
grotesquery
The state of being grotesque; grotesqueness.
A deceptive hope, goal, or influence; delusion
An early type of magic-lantern show consisting of various optical illusions in which objects rapidly change size, blend into one another, etc.
nice (antonym)
1822, T. Creevey, Reminiscences, 28 Jul:
pretty (antonym)
The definition of pretty is someone or something that is attractive in a delicate way.
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shapely (antonym)
Having a pleasing or graceful shape or form; well-proportioned
Of or pertaining to fantasy.
That is barely believable based on logical or normal thinking
usual (related)
Commonly encountered, experienced, or observed:
Extremely immoral or cruel:
true (related)
(Logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
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ghastly (related)
ghoulish (related)
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macabre (related)
caricature (related)
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banal (related)
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bestial (related)
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