Monstrous
Monstrous adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Usage example: the monstrous measures taken by the dictator against anyone who opposed his regime
Odious is a synonym for monstrous in unnatural topic. In some cases you can use "Odious" instead an adjective "Monstrous", when it comes to topics like outrageous, villainous, hideous.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- repulsive and monstrous
- repulsive and odious
- loathsome and monstrous
- loathsome and odious
- disgusting and monstrous
- disgusting and odious
- vile and monstrous
- vile and odious
- outrageous and monstrous
- outrageous and odious
- abominable and monstrous
- abominable and odious
- heinous and monstrous
- heinous and odious
Both words in one sentence
- The subplots of the other books bring the characters in conflict with much less significant characters like Gilderoy Lockhart who was a fraud, monstrous spider Aragog and the odious Rita Skeeter.
Source: Plot-Irrelevant Villain
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