Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

monstrosity

[mon-stros-i-tee] / mɒnˈstrɒs ɪ ti /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Now that monstrosity is on the verge of being acquired by Paramount Skydance for $111 billion—though that will ultimately be decided next year following a big antitrust trial.

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

Anna Murphy, fashion director for the Times, called the "pale blue polyester tracksuit" a "monstrosity".

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Petro earlier called the threat of a 100 percent tariff "a monstrosity" and threatened to withdraw Colombia from the Andean Community of Nations, a trade bloc which also includes Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

Now there’s nothing to be done about it, including the fact that he plans to put a humongous monstrosity in its place — a large-scale ballroom that will dwarf the People’s House.

From Salon Mar. 29, 2026

At last they drifted back to where that monstrosity, the wooden horse, stood, and they gathered around it, puzzled what to do with it.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

But the broader argument of “The Fall of Diddy” is that the private monstrosities become everybody’s problem, and they’re fed by our collective refusal to hold them accountable.

From Salon Jan. 27, 2025

For Murphy, whose imprint often seems to be on every other work of television, entertainment is a series of baroque monstrosities, human and otherwise.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2024

Because despite these monstrosities being marketed as instruments of chaos, the company is really building family vehicles, Eisenband said.

From Seattle Times May 25, 2024

A good first step is to simply name hulking SUVs and pickup trucks for what they are: monstrosities whose size is deadly, destructive, and, for almost everyone who has one, utterly unnecessary.

From Slate Dec. 17, 2023

Up above, clouds will billow out of nowhere into dark monstrosities, pregnant with malevolent intent, and a clear blue sky is like a magnifying glass for a punishing sun.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




Vocabulary lists containing monstrosity


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 14,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training