grotesque | Definition of grotesque

grotesque

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of grotesque

a strange or horrible and often frightening creature

a gallery of grotesques from some horror movie

Synonyms of grotesque

grotesquerie (also grotesquery), monster, monstrosity, ogre

Words Related to grotesque

bête noire, bogey (also bogie), bugaboo, bugbear

banshee, bogeyman (also bogyman), demon (or daemon), devil, fiend, fright, imp, incubus

abomination, anathema

abnormality, freak

mutant, mutation