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Noun

A strange, horrible, and often frightening being

Something or someone that grossly deviates from what is normal

An inhumanly cruel or wicked person

(sometimes used affectionately) A rude or badly behaved person, typically a child

A thing that is extremely or unusually large

Monster

A young person with exceptional qualities or abilities

A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized

Adjective

Monstrously large in size

Famous, celebrated, or well-known

Verb

To criticize or condemn severely

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Noun

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A strange, horrible, and often frightening being

specter^US

spectre^UK

chimera^US

chimaera^UK

vapor^US

vapour^UK

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“It's just the monster under your bed. In your closet, in your head. Exit light, enter night.”

Noun

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Something or someone that grossly deviates from what is normal

chimera^US

chimaera^UK

peculiar turn of events

discrepance

divarication

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“Dr. Victor Frankenstein tried to create life but would instead create a monster.”

Noun

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An inhumanly cruel or wicked person

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

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“Prosecutors were determined to put the inhuman monster behind bars for his heinous crimes.”

Noun

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(sometimes used affectionately) A rude or badly behaved person, typically a child

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“It was a quaint little nickname, but it actually suited my little monster perfectly.”

Noun

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A thing that is extremely or unusually large

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“Dad and I managed to hook a real monster of a fish on that day.”

Noun

Monster

Noun

A young person with exceptional qualities or abilities

splendour^UK

splendor^US

something to shout about

something to write home about

the eighth wonder of the world

supernatural occurrence

supernatural phenomenon

eccentric

aberration

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Noun

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A desire, idea, or plan that is unlikely to ever be realized

chimera^US

spectre^UK

specter^US

figment of the imagination

figment of imagination

flight of imagination

chimaera^UK

unreasonable expectation

foolish expectation

irrational expectation

unrealistic expectation

short-lived phenomenon

product of someone's imagination

lack of concentration

pretence^UK

pretense^US

creation of the brain

humor^US

humour^UK

creature of the imagination

fantasizing^US

out-of-body experience

fantasising^UK

tablets of the memory

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Adjective

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Monstrously large in size

out of all proportion

surplus to requirements

untrammeled^US

costing an arm and a leg

blown up out of all proportion

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

spreading like wildfire

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“There is a monster moose running loose on the highway!”

Adjective

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Famous, celebrated, or well-known

recognised^UK

recognized^US

honoured^UK

honored^US

lionized^US

lionised^UK

unequalled^UK

unequaled^US

unrivalled^UK

marvellous^UK

honourable^UK

honorable^US

marvelous^US

unrivaled^US

publicized^US

publicised^UK

having made a name for oneself

skilful^UK

skillful^US

with a bad reputation

of the highest quality

of the first water

top-grade

mind-blowing

in a class all by itself

of the highest standard

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

authorized^US

realized^US

realised^UK

authorised^UK

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Verb

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To criticize or condemn severely

slam

criticise^UK

criticize^US

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

belabour^UK

belabor^US

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

pitch into

read the riot act

give someone a bollocking

give someone a telling-off

give someone a dressing-down

give someone an earful

give someone a mouthful

give a talking-to

let someone have it

give someone a wigging

give someone what for

give someone a rating

give someone a caning

give someone some stick

rant at

send someone away with a flea in their ear

stigmatize^US

give someone a bad press

give something a battering

stigmatise^UK

give a piece of one's mind

jump down one's throat

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

scorn

give a bad name

conduct a smear campaign against

bite someone's head off

jump down someone's throat

give a tongue-lashing

blacken someone's reputation

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give something a bad press

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

mete out punishment to

give someone a carpeting

come down on like a ton of bricks

snap someone's head off

send someone away with a flea in his

lose one's temper with

have someone on the carpet

minimize^US

minimise^UK

demonize^US

demonise^UK

rap someone the knuckles

trivialize^US

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

trivialise^UK

express disapproval of

kick up a stink about

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

complain vociferously about

take exception

sneer

pick holes

lodge a protest against

express disagreement with

speak of with disfavour

blacken the character of

satirize^US

satirise^UK

moralise^UK

moralize^US

rap across the knuckles

express strong disapproval of

express objections to

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

express a poor opinion of

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

raise trivial objections to

baulk^UK

balk^US

hold someone to blame

complain to

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

disagree violently with

make a protest against

kick against

make a stand against

complain bitterly about

kick up

put up a fight against

take great exception to

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

give the cold shoulder

put your back up

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

peck

go on

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