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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 reprimand (someone) 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

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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

savor^US

savour^UK

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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

“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

high-achieving student

the eighth wonder of the world

epiphany

sign

astonishing feat

supernatural occurrence

supernatural phenomenon

one of the cognoscenti

person experienced in something

organizer^US

organiser^UK

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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

figment of your imagination

unreasonable expectation

foolish expectation

irrational expectation

unrealistic expectation

misconstruction

artifice

transient phenomenon

short-lived phenomenon

lack of concentration

cloud cuckoo land

product of someone's imagination

humour^UK

humor^US

wrong end of the stick

fantasizing^US

fantasising^UK

out-of-body experience

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Adjective

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Monstrously large in size

marvellous^UK

marvelous^US

out of all proportion

never to be forgotten

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

worth taking into account

like a dream come true

too many to be counted

an incalculable number of

an infinite number of

more than one can count

most important

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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

honourable^UK

honorable^US

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

unequalled^UK

unequaled^US

unrivalled^UK

unrivaled^US

publicized^US

publicised^UK

having made a name for oneself

with a good reputation

worshipped^UK

worshiped^US

skilful^UK

skillful^US

with a bad reputation

favored^US

favoured^UK

of the highest quality

of the first water

top-grade

mind-blowing

in a class all by itself

of the highest standard

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

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Verb

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To criticize or reprimand (someone) severely

criticise^UK

criticize^US

belabour^UK

belabor^US

pummelled^UK

pummel^US

penalise^UK

penalize^US

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a roasting

give someone hell

give someone a rocket

give someone a telling-off

give someone an earful

rap over the knuckles

give someone a rollicking

put down

come down on

give someone a bollocking

jump on

slap down

give someone a caning

tear off a strip

give someone a wigging

give someone a mouthful

give someone a row

give someone some stick

rake over the coals

give someone a rating

give someone what for

jump down one's throat

slap on the wrist

send someone away with a flea in their ear

lay out

lean on

rap someone the knuckles

give someone a bad press

stigmatize^US

give something a battering

take someone to task

stigmatise^UK

bag on

rap someone over the knuckles

give a piece of one's mind

bring someone to book

slap someone on the wrist

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

climb all over

give someone bondi

conduct a smear campaign against

strongly criticize

come down on like a ton of bricks

give a tongue-lashing

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

jump down someone's throat

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

take on

blacken someone's reputation

give tongue-lashing

give somebody a piece of one's mind

badmouth

animadvert upon

give something a bad press

weigh into

mete out punishment to

teach someone a lesson

pick on

jump on one's case

bite someone's head off

snap someone's head off

cuss out

give someone a carpeting

send someone away with a flea in his

take somebody to task

have someone on the carpet

minimize^US

minimise^UK

demonize^US

demonise^UK

trivialize^US

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

trivialise^UK

kick up a stink about

express disapproval of

victimize^US

tyrannize^US

tyrannise^UK

victimise^UK

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

satirize^US

speak of with disfavour

blacken the character of

satirise^UK

rap someone's knuckles

rap across the knuckles

moralise^UK

moralize^US

express strong disapproval of

express disapprobation of

express disapprobation

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

remonstrate against

express a poor opinion of

hold someone to blame

complain to

storm

lose one's temper with

give vent to one's emotions

give free rein to one's emotions

hold someone responsible

make a protest against

complain vociferously about

oppose strongly

complain bitterly about

speak out against

kick up

disagree violently with

put up a fight against

kick against

take a stand against

take great exception to

bring charges against

bring a charge against

bring a case against

prefer charges against

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

punish repeatedly and unfairly

scandalize^US

ruffle someone's feathers

scandalise^UK

hit where one lives

give the cold shoulder

make someone's hackles rise

put someone's back up

raise someone's hackles

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