monstrosity
noun
mon·stros·i·ty män-ˈsträ-sə-tē 
plural monstrosities
1
a
: a malformation of a plant or animal
b
: something deviating from the normal : freak
2
: the quality or state of being monstrous
the monstrosity of the tsunami's devastation
3
a
: an object of great and often frightening size, force, or complexity
this monstrosity, the atomic bomb
b
: an excessively bad or shocking example
The new mall is an architectural monstrosity.
Synonyms
- abnormality
- anomaly
- freak
- monster
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Example Sentences
Did you see the new mall? It's a monstrosity. any monstrosities born to the farm animals were sent to the agricultural college for study
Recent Examples on the Web His repertoire included the use of a monstrosity called the Helepolis (city-taker), a type of mobile tower block estimated to be between 98 and 131 feet tall, with a base of 69 feet. 
Charlotte Dunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022 The crux of Re-Animator producer Brian Yuzna's body horror comes at the climax (pun intended) as the socialites merge into a unified, naked monstrosity. Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2022 The two senators slimmed down the legislative monstrosity and restyled it the Inflation Reduction Act. Karl Rove, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 And, and that’s a big monstrosity and what’s interesting is Seth Richardson, our political writer has been working for a week to try and find the original reason. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 21 July 2022 That doesn't ruin the movie, which stays true to its very bleak vision of the American espionage system as a self-defeating monstrosity. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 15 June 2022 The main antagonist is the flying saucer-turned-people-eating monstrosity that hides in a cloud. Angie Orellana Hernandez, USA TODAY, 30 July 2022 The restrictions at issue in this case — which originated in the Biden White House, according to three correspondents — aren’t a headline-making monstrosity. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 All monstrosity aside, this was a damn good meatloaf. Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 13 July 2022 See More
Charlotte Dunn, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022 The crux of Re-Animator producer Brian Yuzna's body horror comes at the climax (pun intended) as the socialites merge into a unified, naked monstrosity. Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2022 The two senators slimmed down the legislative monstrosity and restyled it the Inflation Reduction Act. Karl Rove, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 And, and that’s a big monstrosity and what’s interesting is Seth Richardson, our political writer has been working for a week to try and find the original reason. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 21 July 2022 That doesn't ruin the movie, which stays true to its very bleak vision of the American espionage system as a self-defeating monstrosity. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 15 June 2022 The main antagonist is the flying saucer-turned-people-eating monstrosity that hides in a cloud. Angie Orellana Hernandez, USA TODAY, 30 July 2022 The restrictions at issue in this case — which originated in the Biden White House, according to three correspondents — aren’t a headline-making monstrosity. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 All monstrosity aside, this was a damn good meatloaf. Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 13 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
monstrosity
noun
mon·stros·i·ty män-ˈsträ-sə-tē
plural monstrosities
: something that is large and ugly
monstrosity
noun
1
as in anomaly
a person, thing, or event that is far from normal any monstrosities born to the farm animals were sent to the agricultural college for study Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- anomaly
- monster
- mutation
- abnormality
- freak
- exception
- mutant
- abortion
- rarity
- malformation
- aberrant
- crackpot
- singularity
- irregularity
- oddball
- deviant
- kook
- eccentric
- weirdo
- crank
- peculiarity
- aberration
- miscreation
- screwball
- character
- maverick
- oddity
- individualist
- crackbrain
- nonconformist
- nut
- curiosity
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- standard
- normal
- average
- sample
- specimen
- norm
- par
- usual
- commonplace
2
as in monster
a strange or horrible and often frightening creature filled the haunted house with all sorts of spooks and mechanical monstrosities Synonyms & Similar Words
- monster
- grotesque
- demon
- grotesquerie
- ogre
- grotesquery
- abomination
- terror
- ogress
- banshee
- bogeyman
- horror
- devil
- mutant
- bête noire
- incubus
- imp
- bugbear
- Frankenstein
- fright
- bugaboo
- mutation
- bogey
- abnormality
- bogy
- anathema
- freak
- fiend
- bogyman
- bogie
- daemon
3
as in mess
something unpleasant to look at we were glad when the city tore down that monstrosity that used to stand across from the park Synonyms & Similar Words
- mess
- eyesore
- horror
- sight
- fright
- hideosity
- stain
- smudge
- smear
- blot
- eye-catcher
- spot
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- vision
4
as in dreadfulness
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay the monstrosity of the famine can scarcely be conveyed to those who have not witnessed it in person Synonyms & Similar Words
- dreadfulness
- atrocity
- horror
- hideousness
- awfulness
- repulsiveness
- horridness
- ghastliness
- frightfulness
- gruesomeness
- grisliness
- fearfulness
- evil
- atrociousness
- badness
- agony
- vileness
- sinfulness
- torture
- evilness
- misery
- anguish
- heinousness
- foulness
- invidiousness
- baseness
- viciousness
- immorality
- loathsomeness
- depravity
- wickedness
- hatefulness
- ghoulishness
- iniquity
- hellishness
- fearsomeness
- creepiness
- scariness
- ungodliness
- ghostliness
- despicableness
- torment
- eeriness
- cursedness
- diabolicalness
- depravedness
- detestableness
- execrableness
- iniquitousness
- deplorableness
- reprehensibleness
- accursedness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- attraction
- pleasantness
- agreeableness
- delightfulness
- appeal
- desirability
- pleasurableness
- desirableness
- attractiveness
- allurement
5
as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil the monstrosity of the terrorists' actions shocked the entire civilized world Synonyms & Similar Words
- badness
- sinfulness
- atrocity
- evilness
- vileness
- hideousness
- heinousness
- enormity
- corruption
- wickedness
- depravity
- fiendishness
- diabolicalness
- atrociousness
- depravedness
- baseness
- notoriety
- hellishness
- devilishness
- decadence
- degeneracy
- immorality
- infamy
- execrableness
- cursedness
- accursedness
- pervertedness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- goodness
- morality
- righteousness
- purity
- virtuousness
- innocence
- chasteness
- long-legged bat
- long-legged duck
- long-life
- long-liner
- long-lining
- long-lived
- long-lost
- long-neck clam
- long-necked turtle
- long-nosed dace
- long-nosed gar
- long-nosed squirrel
- long-nosed sucker
- long-oil
- long-period variable
- long-playing
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-run
- long-short story
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-sleever
- long-spurred violet
- long-standing