All grotesque synonyms
gro·tesque
G g adj grotesque
- whimsical — given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
- fantastic — conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs.
- monstrous — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- ridiculous — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- eerie — uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird: an eerie midnight howl.
- ludicrous — causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- strange — unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd; queer: a strange remark to make.
- preposterous — completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd; senseless; utterly foolish: a preposterous tale.
- outlandish — freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- fanciful — characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers.
- absurd — If you say that something is absurd, you are criticizing it because you think that it is ridiculous or that it does not make sense.
- bizarre — Something that is bizarre is very odd and strange.
- odd — differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice.
- surrealistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism; surreal.
- gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- flamboyant — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- antic — an actor in a ludicrous or grotesque part; clown; buffoon
- queer — strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice.
- weird — involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound; weird lights.
- aberrant — Aberrant means unusual and not socially acceptable.
- abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
- deformed — disfigured or misshapen
- distorted — not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life.
- freakish — queer; odd; unusual; grotesque: a freakish appearance.
- incongruous — out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
- malformed — faultily or anomalously formed.
- perverted — Pathology. changed to or being of an unnatural or abnormal kind: a perverted interest in death.
- uncanny — having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble.
- unnatural — contrary to the laws or course of nature.
- grody — repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
adjective grotesque
- misshapen — badly shaped; deformed.
- ugly — very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
- extreme — Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
- extravagant — Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
- laughable — such as to cause laughter; funny; amusing; ludicrous.
- outrageous — of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- surreal — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
noun grotesque
- freak — a fleck or streak of color.
- miscreation — miscreated.