Frankenstein

noun

Definition of Frankensteinnext
as in monster

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Recent Examples of Frankenstein The supermodel and the actor from Euphoria, Frankenstein, and Wuthering Heights had been spotted exchanging a few words at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March. — Alessia Amorosini, Vanity Fair, 4 June 2026 Wind through a series of rooms starring some of Hollywood's most iconic monsters, including Dracula, The Mummy and Frankenstein's monster. — Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025 This doesn’t mean that a film like The Curse of Frankenstein doesn’t say anything about Britain. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025 Although not technically a Halloween film, Hotel Transylvania features tons of our favorite supernatural myths (Dracula, Frankenstein, etc;) in a way that’s fun and approachable for kids to enjoy. — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 5 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Frankenstein
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Frankenstein
  1. monster
  2. grotesque
  3. demon
  4. fright
  5. ogre
  6. incubus
  7. banshee
  8. imp
Noun
  • Diagnose the monster before deciding which mind and which move are required to outwit it.
    — Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • That led him to snowy Deadwood, South Dakota, and a turn as local guide Gil Jackson in the horror heist movie Beast From Haunted Cave (1959), produced by Roger’s brother, Gene Corman, and featuring Chris Robinson as the monster.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of monster
Noun
  • The grotesque offers a reprieve—if not liberation, then at least a means of expression.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
  • The idea behind [the brand] actually came from my graduation thesis on the concept of the grotesque.
    — Diana Tsui, Footwear News, 16 June 2026
Definition of grotesque
Noun
  • No ghosts, ghouls, or demons here, just the evil things that greed makes people do, at least until the little guy starts fighting back.
    — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Written and directed by Jeremy Slater, the film follows Jefferson Haddock (Bacon), who is called into an isolated witness protection property to deal with a terrifying demon, unleashing a force that threatens to end him and everything around him.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of demon
Noun
  • But not everyone wants to be up close and personal the with the IRL frights of a haunted house or spooky corn maze.
    — Ayesha Rascoe, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Hunt for Ghosts If fright-seeing is more your style, Amelia’s Galena Ghost Tours and several other businesses lead spooky visits to pubs, cemeteries, and other public spaces after dark.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of fright
Noun
  • Pay homage to a statue of the Egyptian god Horus, whose headdress recalls Natalie Portman’s Queen Amidala, and a Hopi katsina doll of an ogre with the same beak as Jar Jar Binks.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Ella is a young woman cursed to obey all instructions whose quest for self-determination also turns her into an advocate for the kingdom’s oppressed elves and ogres.
    — Chris Bellamy, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ogre
Noun
  • The Devil’s Museum, a satellite of the main collection, has amassed more than 3,000 depictions of demons, evil spirits and incubus from around the world.
    — Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Your fame sits beside you like an incubus, and people are embarrassed and want to leave the room.
    — Candace Bushnell, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2025
Definition of incubus
Noun
  • Three species of bats inhabit the site, and supernatural events—including the appearance of the gamekeeper’s ghost and the wail of a banshee—have been reported.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
  • Weaving, even more than before, makes Grace an ingénue gone banshee.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Definition of banshee
Noun
  • People have since replaced the imp with fictional people like Sam and Dean Winchester and Wednesday Addams, public figures like Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and even mascots like Ronald McDonald.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Mykal-Michelle Harris from Raven’s Home guest stars as Ruby, a mischievous moon imp who tricks Vee.
    — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of imp

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