Antonyms for monstrous
ˈmɒn strəsmon·strous

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1. monstrous

   That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two," Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.

   Antonyms:
   certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise

   Synonyms:
   absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, false, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wild

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1. monstrous

   Antonyms:
   ordinary, familiar, unnoticeable, fair, comely, shapely, regular, natural, reasonable, just

   Synonyms:
   prodigious, portentous, marvellous, deformed, abnormal, hideous, preposterous, intolerable

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1. monstrousadjective

   abnormally large

   Antonyms:
   small, good, beautiful, little

   Synonyms:
   grievous, atrocious, flagitious, grotesque

2. atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrousadjective

   shockingly brutal or cruel

   "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

   Antonyms:
   little, small, good, beautiful

   Synonyms:
   frightful, serious, weighty, terrible, heinous, flagitious, horrible, heavy, abominable, unspeakable, grotesque, awful, grave, grievous, atrocious, ugly, life-threatening, dreadful, horrifying, dangerous, heartbreaking, severe, painful, heartrending

3. grotesque, monstrousadjective

   distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

   "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes"

   Antonyms:
   beautiful, little, small, good

   Synonyms:
   grotesque, flagitious, antic, fantastic, fantastical, atrocious, grievous

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1. monstrousadjective

   Synonyms:
   abnormal, enormous, colossal, atrocious

How to use monstrous in a sentence?

1. James Scott:

   Nietzsche said that All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity. Right now there is a renaissance, an awakening, we are breaking the narrative illusion, the mask, that eats away at the face.

2. Richard Bernstein:

   People have been too quick to call the bottom in rates. The deflation forces around the world are monstrous.

3. Matteo Salvini:

   This is the umpteenth, monstrous conflict of interest of this government.

4. Wilfred Owen:

   What passing bells for these who die as cattleOnly the monstrous anger of the guns.Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattleCan patter out their hasty orisons.

5. William Cobbett:

   To suppose such a thing possible as a society, in which men, who are able and willing to work, cannot support their families, and ought, with a great part of the women, to be compelled to lead a life of celibacy, for fear of having children to be starved; to suppose such a thing possible is monstrous.

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