terrific
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Definition of terrific
1 : unusually fine : magnificent terrific weather
2 : extraordinary terrific speed
3a : exciting or fit to excite fear or awe a terrific thunderstorm
b : very bad : frightful
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Synonyms & Antonyms for terrific
Synonyms
A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, dandy, divine, dynamite, excellent, fab, fabulous, famous, fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, immense, jim-dandy, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, peachy, prime, prize, prizewinning, quality, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, tip-top, top, top-notch, top-of-the-line, topflight, unsurpassed, wonderful
Antonyms
atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretched
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Mulder is a terrific athlete with a modern tour pro’s frame (tall, lean, broad-shouldered). — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, "Stephen Curry, Mark Mulder and celebrity wagers highlight celebrity tournament," 12 July 2018 Pitcher Don Sphar was a hard thrower and a terrific athlete, ranking second on the team with a .359 batting average. — Walter Villa, miamiherald, "The key players on Coral Park's 1978 championship team," 7 June 2018 After that, the Longhorns needed some superb relief pitching and a terrific defensive play to hold off Indiana, the home team on Sunday. — Mark Rosner, Indianapolis Star, "NCAA baseball: Bounce doesn't go IU's way as season ends in Texas," 4 June 2018 The Rockets’ idea of a really terrific play is to leave the ball in the hands of Harden, dribbling madly away, until about five seconds remain on the shot clock and it’s desperation time. — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, "Warriors, Celtics: It feels like a collision course," 15 May 2018 And then a terrific play by Freddy on a very difficult hop – and to get rid of it quick to turn two. — Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Padres flash leather, not lumber as they fall to Brewers in opener," 29 Mar. 2018 As relaxed an afternoon as Barrow and the defense enjoyed, there was one terrific play turned in by the gloves. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "Barrow no-hits Sam Rayburn in 14-0 Deer Park rout," 16 Mar. 2018 Riller is an elite scorer, terrific athlete, gets downhill, finishes at the rim, doesn't need much time to get that thing off. — James Crepea, AL.com, "What College of Charleston coach Earl Grant, players said about playing Auburn in NCAA Tournament," 15 Mar. 2018 Siobhan’s got a real weaselly goober of a fiancé, Tom, played with jumpy energy by a terrific Matthew Macfadyen. — Richard Lawson, HWD, "HBO’s Rich-Family-in-Peril Drama Succession Has a Troubling Allure," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'terrific.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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terrific
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English Language Learners Definition of terrific
: extremely good
: causing a feeling of surprise or wonder
See the full definition for terrific in the English Language Learners Dictionary
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Kids Definition of terrific
1 : excellent That's a terrific idea.
2 : very unusual : extraordinary The car was going at terrific speed.
3 : causing terror : terrible The storm caused terrific damage.
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