monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness.
the monstrous waste of the project
prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size).
made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside
tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe.
the tremendous roar of the cataract
stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description.
a stupendous volcanic eruption
Example Sentences
Adjective It was monstrous of him to keep the truth from them all those years. a monstrous melon that was clearly not fit to eat Adverb a monstrous pretty gal, she was
Recent Examples on the Web
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Goth’s ability to bring to life a character made monstrous by envy. Olivia Mccormack, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 But her visions for a better world often bend back toward the monstrous.WIRED, 26 Aug. 2022 To be categorically clear, there cannot be any moral equivalency between a monstrous and sanguinary apostle of death like Al-Zawahiri and the supreme champion of free speech, Salman Rushdie. Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Which is a way of saying that Mr. Murakami is the master of an aspect of current Japanese visual culture: pushing the cute into the monstrous. Peter Plagens, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 The phone bills were monstrous; at several points, Donnie had to borrow money from Simon to cover them. Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 26 May 2022 Walsh’s gallery of rogues, from the lovable to the monstrous, was the most colorful in the business. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Of course, this is Stranger Things, where body horror is par for the course, so naturally the evil telepathic creature who preys on the innermost fears and demons of his victims is just as monstrous on the outside. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 3 July 2022 Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the story of a group of immortal superheroes who reemerge from the shadows to protect humans from the monstrous Deviants.cleveland, 8 Sep. 2021 See More