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Synonyms of grotesque in English:

grotesque


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adjective

1‘a grotesque creature with a flattened body and a squashed head’

SYNONYMS
malformed, deformed, misshapen, misproportioned, distorted, twisted, gnarled, mangled, mutilated
ugly, unsightly, monstrous, hideous
freakish, unnatural, abnormal, bizarre, outlandish, strange, odd, peculiar
fantastic, fanciful, whimsical
informal weird, freaky, fugly
British informal rum
New Zealand informal huckery
ANTONYMS

ordinary, normal

2‘stories of grotesque mismanagement and wasting of money’

SYNONYMS
outrageous, monstrous, shocking, astonishing, preposterous, ridiculous, ludicrous, farcical, unbelievable, unthinkable, incredible
informal crazy