Monster synonyms
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hydra
Any of several small freshwater polyps of the genus Hydra and related genera, having a naked cylindrical body and an oral opening surrounded by tentacles.
hippocert
A great beast
The definition of a giant is a huge human being who fought with the gods in Greek mythology, or any great-sized or great-minded person.
imaginary monster
A great beast
Any of various lizards, such as the Komodo dragon or the flying lizard.
griffin
A large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeier.
Horrible to see, hear, etc.; very ugly or revolting; dreadful
A wild animal, or seemingly so, which roams free in a country it is usually only found in zoos. (For example The Beast of Bodmin Mo).
minotaur
Anything resembling the Greek monster, whether by appearance or by strength
A programming language invented by Guido van Rossum, named after Monty Python.
A mythological reptile, resembling the lizard, that was said to live in fire
cyclops
Any of various freshwater predatory copepods of the genus Cyclops, having a single eye and, in the female, two egg sacs.
cockatrice
A mythical serpent hatched from a cock's egg and having power to kill by a look
hippocampus
A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin; a hippocamp.
Alternative spelling of Phoenix.
mermaid
An imaginary sea creature with the head and upper body of a beautiful woman and the tail of a fish
gyascutus
A great beast
androsphinx
A sphinx with the head of a man.
dipsas
A great beast
sagittary
(Heraldry) Sagittarius
Any unidentified sea monster, especially one resembling a snake or dragon.
hippocentaur
A legendary monster having the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion.
rhinoceros
Any of several large thick-skinned ungulate mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae, having one or two upright horns on the snout, and including the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) and white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) of Africa, the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) of India and Nepal, and the Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) and Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) of Southeast Asia.
(UK, childish) used when counting to add length.
A human with a curse that causes involuntary shapeshifting.
A person believed to have been transformed into a wolf or to be capable of assuming the form of a wolf.
uturuncu
A great beast
Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
abnormity
(Rare) Alternative form of abnormality. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
freak (related)
Someone or something that is markedly unusual.
Appalling or dismaying
Outlandish or bizarre, as in character or appearance.
The definition of heinous is very evil or horrible.
(Slang) Distinctly interesting, significant, important, likeable, well regarded.
Wonderful; amazing
afreet
Alternative spelling of ifrit.
A member of one of the non-Greek peoples in the ancient world, regarded by the ancient Greeks as culturally inferior.
The definition of a behemoth is something gigantic or very powerful.
(Astronomy) A former constellation of the northern sky, near Hercules.
Any similar fabulous monster
Any huge or important person or thing
The definition of a creature is a person, animal or other being, real, imaginary or mythical.
Enormous size or extent; vastness
(Informal) One who is particularly adept at something:
frankenstein
Anything that becomes dangerous to its creator
A roof spout usually in the form of a grotesque or fantastic creature projecting from a gutter to carry rainwater clear of the wall.
gigantes
gila
gorgon
A woman regarded as ugly or terrifying.
(Gr. Myth.) Any of several hideous, filthy, rapacious winged monsters with the head and trunk of a woman and the tail, legs, and talons of a bird
kraken
A legendary sea monster of northern seas
(Greek Mythology) A monster represented as a serpent with the head and breasts of a woman that ate children and sucked the blood from men.
monstrosity lususnaturæ
(Greek Mythology) One of the nymphs who lived in and presided over brooks, springs, and fountains.
nereid
(Gr. Myth.) Any of the sea nymphs, the fifty daughters of Nereus
A person who is felt to be particularly cruel, brutish, or hideous.
orc
A killer whale or other cetacean identified by early writers as a “sea monster”
The definition of a prodigy is someone who is especially skilled at a task or especially intelligent, especially at a young age.
A fierce, brutal person
A villain; a rogue.
scylla
(Place, proper) A dangerous rock on the Italian side of the Straits of Messina, opposite the whirlpool Charybdis: in classical mythology both Scylla and Charybdis were personified as female monsters
In popular folklore, an undead being in human form that survives by sucking the blood of living people, especially at night.
A person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; evil or wicked person; scoundrel
yeti
A bank or business that cannot meet its financial obligations or make new loans but has been allowed to continue operating by the government.
(Bible, person, proper) The Philistine giant killed by the young David with a stone shot from a sling: 1 Sam. 17:4, 49
The definition of a mammoth is an extinct elephant from the Pleistocene epoch that had curved tusks and a sloping back.
A heinous or outrageous lie
A diabolically evil person
A graverobber; a person with an undue interest in death and corpses.
Any of several similar animals
Immense; enormous.
Of, relating to, or suggestive of the legend of Paul Bunyan.
Massive in stature.
Like an elephant in size or gait; huge, heavy, slow, clumsy, ungainly, etc.
Very great in scope or import:
Of a tremendous size, volume, degree, etc.
The definition of gigantic is extremely large or huge.
Alternative capitalization of Herculean.
The definition of heroic is a strong and courageous person or a story about deeds by those with these qualities.
Very great in size, extent, or amount:
Consisting of or making up a large mass; bulky, heavy, and solid:
(Now Rare) Massive; weighty, bulky, etc.
Of, or pertaining to, the mastodon.
Having or showing great power, skill, strength, or force:
The definition of monumental is something very large or important, or something that has lasting value.
Like or having the nature of a mountain, specif., very large, tall, steep, etc.
Extremely large in amount, extent, or size; enormous:
Of enormous scope, power, or influence:
Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
Very fine; impressive:
usual (related)
A person or animal that is abnormally formed
beings (related)
Plural form of being
big (related)
A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit intended to prevent the spread of contaminants.
beastlike creature
A great beast
basilisk
A mythical lizardlike monster with supposedly fatal breath and glance, fabled to have been hatched by a serpent from a cock's egg
Any of a family (Tachyglossidae) of small, toothless Australasian monotremes with a long, tapering snout and a sticky, extensible tongue; spiny anteater
(Gr. Myth., person) One of the three Gorgons, slain by Perseus
unicorn
A mythical horselike animal with a single horn growing from the center of its forehead
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