stupendous

adjective

stu·pen·dous stu̇-ˈpen-dəs

styu̇-

Synonyms of stupendous next

: causing astonishment or wonder : awesome, marvelous

: of amazing size or greatness : tremendous

stupendously adverb

stupendousness noun

Choose the Right Synonym for stupendous

monstrous, prodigious, tremendous, stupendous mean extremely impressive.

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

a person with stupendous wealth the stupendous engineering feats achieved by the ancient Romans

Recent Examples on the Web Teams struggle for profit, yet the entrance fee is a stupendous $500 million. —

Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2023 Now, with the airing of episode 7 of Succession’s stupendous fourth and final season, the damage is officially irreversible. —

Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 9 May 2023 Across town, a stupendous assortment of gallery shows, museum exhibitions and fairs demonstrate why no one does art like New York does art. —

Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 May 2023 In the last few months, I’ve been obsessed with Peña’s Bakery in Oakland, the panaderia where Briones makes her stupendous tortas. —

Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2023 Rachel Heng's stupendous novel follows Ah Boon Lee, a young boy growing up in a rural fishing village in Singapore. —

The Editors, townandcountrymag.com, 6 Apr. 2023 In February and March alone, retail spending rose at a remarkably strong 6.6%, putting average retail sales for the first quarter some 14.3% above the first quarter last year before the pandemic lockdowns began, a stupendous bound in any environment. —

Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 6 May 2021 This satisfies our craving for the stupendous. —

Sasha Frere-jones, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Nov. 2022 Oh my God this drone shot is stupendous. —

Mike Wehner, BGR, 9 Mar. 2021 See More

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