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| Main Entry: | monster |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giant animal; supernatural being |
| Synonyms: | abnormality, barbarian, beast, behemoth, brute, colossus, demon, devil, dragon, fiend, freak, giant, hellion, horror, mammoth, monstrosity, mutant, ogre, savage, villain, whale, Frankenstein, centaur, leviathan, lusus naturae, miscreation, phoenix, titan, werewolf |
| Main Entry: | astronomical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | huge |
| Synonyms: | colossal, considerable, enormous, epic, gigantic, humongous*, jumbo, mammoth, massive, monster*, monumental, prodigious, tremendous, vast, whopping*, astronomic, ginormous, mega, sizeable, very big, very large |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, small |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | barbarian |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crude, savage person |
| Synonyms: | beast, bigot, boor, brute, cannibal, clod, hooligan, ignoramus, lout, monster, rascal, ruffian, vandal, hun, philistine, troglodyte |
| Antonyms: | sophisticate |
| Main Entry: | beast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large wild animal; brute |
| Synonyms: | barbarian, creature, fiend, glutton, monster, monstrosity, pig, swine, beastie, critter, gargoyle, lower animal, quadruped, varmint |
| Main Entry: | brute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | barbarian |
| Synonyms: | animal, beast, cannibal, creature, degenerate, devil, fiend, lout, monster, ogre, ruffian, savage, swine, critter, sadist, wild animal |
| Antonyms: | gentleman, humanitarian |
| Main Entry: | chimera |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dream, fantasy |
| Synonyms: | bogy, bubble, delusion, fabrication, fancy, fata morgana, figment, fool's paradise, hallucination, ignis fatuus, illusion, mirage, monster, monstrosity, pipe dream*, rainbow*, snare, specter, virtual reality |
| Antonyms: | reality, truth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | demon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evil, devilish being or influence |
| Synonyms: | Satan, beast, brute, fiend, goblin, hellion, imp, incubus, monster, rascal, rogue, villain, archfiend, little devil, malignant spirit, succubus, vampire |
| Antonyms: | angel, god |
| Main Entry: | devil |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | demon |
| Synonyms: | Lucifer, Prince of Darkness, Satan, adversary, bête noire, beast, brute, dastard, enfant terrible*, fiend, genie, hellion, imp, knave, monster, ogre, rogue, scamp, scoundrel, villain, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, archfiend, common enemy, diablo, djinn, dybbuk, evil one, the Erinyes, the Furies, the dickens |
| Antonyms: | angel, god |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ghoul |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evil demon |
| Synonyms: | devil, fiend, monster, bogeyman, evil spirit, grave robber |
| Main Entry: | giant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extremely large person |
| Synonyms: | behemoth, bulk, cetacean, colossus, elephant*, hulk, jumbo*, mammoth, monster*, mountain*, ogre, whale*, whopper*, Hercules, cyclops, goliath, leviathan, polypheme, titan |
| Antonyms: | dwarf, midget, runt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gigantic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very large |
| Synonyms: | Herculean*, blimp, brobdingnagian*, colossal, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gross*, huge, immense, jumbo*, mammoth, massive, monster, monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, tremendous, vast, whopping*, Moby, cyclopean, super-colossal, titan |
| Antonyms: | little, miniature, small, teeny, tiny, dwarfed, miniscule |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | huge |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extremely large |
| Synonyms: | bulky, colossal, elephantine, enormous, extensive, gargantuan, giant, gigantic, great, gross*, humongous, immeasurable, immense, jumbo, lusty, magnificent, mammoth, massive, mighty, monster*, monstrous*, monumental, mountainous, planetary, prodigious, stupendous, titanic*, towering, tremendous, vast, whopping*, behemothic, cyclopean, leviathan, mondo, outsize, oversize, walloping |
| Antonyms: | dwarf, little, miniature, minute, small, teeny, tiny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | illustrious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous, prominent |
| Synonyms: | big league*, brilliant, celebrated, distinguished, eminent, exalted, famed, glorious, great, heavy, lofty, monster*, name*, noble, notable, noted, outstanding, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, signal, splendid, star, sublime, well-known, celeb, esteemed, superstar |
| Notes: | illustrative means clarifying by use of examples or serving to demonstrate, while illustrious means widely known and esteemed or having or conferring glory |
| Antonyms: | infamous, lowly, unimportant, unknown, unremarkable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | massive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | large |
| Synonyms: | big, bulky, colossal, cumbersome, elephantine, enormous, extensive, gargantuan, gigantic, grand, great, gross, heavy, hefty, huge, hulking, immense, imposing, impressive, mammoth, mighty, monster, monumental, mountainous, ponderous, prodigious, solid, stately, substantial, titanic, towering, tremendous, unwieldy, vast, weighty, whopping*, cracking, cumbrous, walloping |
| Antonyms: | little, miniature, small, tiny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | monstrosity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | freak |
| Synonyms: | abnormality, atrocity, deformity, enormity, eyesore, horror, monster, mutant, mutation, dreadfulness, freakishness, frightfulness, grotesqueness, heinousness, hideousness |
| Main Entry: | mutant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mutation |
| Synonyms: | abnormality, deformity, deviation, freak, monster, freak of nature |
| Main Entry: | ogre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nasty person |
| Synonyms: | demon, devil, fiend, giant, monster, monstrosity, specter, troll |
| Antonyms: | humanitarian, philanthropist |
| Main Entry: | prodigy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person or thing that is extraordinary |
| Synonyms: | brain*, curiosity, enormity, freak*, genius, intellect, marvel, mastermind, miracle, monster, natural, phenomenon, portent, rare bird*, rarity, sensation, spectacle, talent, whiz*, whiz kid*, wizard, wonder, child genius, one in a million, stunner, wonder child, wunderkind |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | renowned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | famous |
| Synonyms: | acclaimed, celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famed, great, illustrious, monster*, name*, notable, noted, outstanding, praised, prominent, signal, splashy, star, well-known, celebrious, esteemed, extolled, in the limelight, lauded, of note, redoubted, superstar |
| Antonyms: | anonymous, obscure, unimportant, unknown |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stupendous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wonderful, amazing |
| Synonyms: | astonishing, astounding, breathtaking, colossal, dynamite, enormous, fabulous, fantastic, fat*, gigantic, great, huge, marvelous, mind-blowing*, mind-boggling*, miraculous, monster, monumental, overwhelming, phenomenal, prodigious, radical*, spectacular, staggering, stunning, super, superb, surprising, terrific, too much*, tremendous, unreal*, utmost*, vast, wondrous, fab, smashing, titantic |
| Antonyms: | terrible, unimportant, unimpressive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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