GROTESQUE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GROTESQUE?

Need another word that means the same as “grotesque”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “grotesque” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Grotesque” are: antic, fantastic, fantastical, monstrous, malformed, deformed, misshapen, misproportioned, distorted, twisted, gnarled, mangled, mutilated, outrageous, shocking, astonishing, preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, farcical, unbelievable, unthinkable, incredible

Grotesque as an Adjective

Definitions of "Grotesque" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “grotesque” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous.
• Incongruous or inappropriate to a shocking degree.
• Ludicrously odd.
• Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.

Synonyms of "Grotesque" as an adjective (23 Words)

antic	Ludicrously odd. Hamlet s assumed antic disposition.
astonishing	Extremely surprising or impressive; amazing. An astonishing achievement.
deformed	(of a person or part of the body) not having the normal or natural shape or form; misshapen. Deformed thalidomide babies.
distorted	Affected by electrical distortion. Distorted guitars.
fantastic	Extraordinarily good or attractive. The film was fantastic.
fantastical	Existing in fancy only- Nathaniel Hawthorne. A big fantastical popcorn movie.
farcical	Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce. The wild farcical exuberance of a clown.
gnarled	Used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots. Gnarled and knotted hands.
incredible	Impossible to believe. At incredible speed.
ludicrous	Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce. Ludicrous green hair.
malformed	So badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly. A limp caused by a malformed foot.
mangled	Having edges that are jagged from injury.
misproportioned	Badly or wrongly proportioned.
misshapen	Not having the normal or natural shape or form. Misshapen old fingers.
monstrous	Abnormally large. Monstrous bug eyed fish.
mutilated	Having a part of the body crippled or disabled.
outrageous	Wildly exaggerated or improbable. Spends an outrageous amount on entertainment.
preposterous	Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous. A preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history.
ridiculous	Inspiring scornful pity- Dashiell Hammett. It seems absolutely ridiculous that anyone would try to pull a stunt like this.
shocking	Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation- Thackeray. Shocking behaviour.
twisted	Having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented. Many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality.
unbelievable	Beyond belief or understanding. Your audacity is unbelievable.
unthinkable	Incapable of being conceived or considered. It was unthinkable that John could be dead.

Usage Examples of "Grotesque" as an adjective

• Tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas.
• A grotesque reflection in the mirror.
• A figure wearing a grotesque mask.
• A lifestyle of grotesque luxury.

Associations of "Grotesque" (30 Words)

abnormal	Much greater than the normal. Abnormal profits.
anomaly	Position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun. The position abounds in anomaly.
appalling	Very bad; awful. The cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack.
bizarre	Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual. His behaviour became more and more bizarre.
eccentric	A disc or wheel mounted eccentrically on a revolving shaft in order to transform rotation into backward and forward motion e g a cam in an internal combustion engine. He noted her eccentric appearance.
exceptional	Deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence. Special educational provisions for exceptional children.
gigantic	Of very great size or extent; huge or enormous. A gigantic concrete tower.
hideous	Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror. A hideous scar.
irregularity	Behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality. The irregularity of his breathing.
maverick	Unorthodox. He s the maverick of the senate.
monstrous	Having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster. No excess was too monstrous for them to commit.
odd	Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected. An odd glove.
oddity	A strange or peculiar person or thing. Realizing the oddity of the remark he retracted it.
outlandish	Looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar. The outlandish clothes of teenagers.
peculiar	Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected. Some languages are peculiar to one region.
quaint	Strange in an interesting or pleasing way. A quaint old custom.
quirk	A narrow groove beside a beading. She quirked her head in a peculiar way.
remarkable	Worthy of notice. A remarkable coincidence.
remarkably	Used to express surprise at an event or situation. You have performed remarkably.
stilted	(of an arch) with pieces of upright masonry between the imposts and the springers. Villages of stilted houses.
strange	Unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain. What a strange sense of humor she has.
tremendous	Very great in amount, scale, or intensity. A tremendous fact in human experience that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology.
uncanny	Surpassing the ordinary or normal – George Will. An uncanny feeling that she was being watched.
uncommon	Marked by an uncommon quality especially superlative or extreme of its kind. An uncommon amount of noise.
unearthly	Unreasonably early or inconvenient. He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din.
unusual	Being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird. An unusual meteorite.
unwieldy	Lacking grace in movement or posture. Heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair.
vainglory	Excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements; excessive vanity. His vainglory put the Republic at risk.
weird	Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences- John Galsworthy. Blue eyes weirded him out and Ivan s were especially creepy.