Qualities

Synonyms for monstrous

Two senses of monstrous live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

shockingly brutal or cruel

No excess was too monstrous for them to commit.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

grievous

Same sentence, swapped: No excess was too grievous for them to commit.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for monstrous as it is used in the sentence above.

grotesque
mighty
miserable

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

distorted and unnatural in shape or size

Twisted into monstrous shapes.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

grotesque

Same sentence, swapped: Twisted into grotesque shapes.

Close but different

grievous
mighty
miserable

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