tremendous

adjective

tre·men·dous tri-ˈmen-dəs

Synonyms of tremendous next

: notable by reason of extreme size, power, greatness, or excellence

tremendous problems

a writer of tremendous talent

—often used as a generalized term of approval

had a tremendous time

: unusually large : huge

a tremendous number of people

: being such as may excite trembling or arouse dread, awe, or terror

tremendousness noun

Choose the Right Synonym for tremendous

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

He has a tremendous amount of energy. The engine's power is tremendous. She is a writer of tremendous talent. We had a tremendous time.

Recent Examples on the Web Their style and their execution was was tremendous, fast, aggressive, connected and just absolutely deadly special teams and blew them out. —

Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2023 To have a minority involved would have been tremendous. —

Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Apr. 2023 Property destruction, in turn, demands tremendous risks for those involved and promises very little in return. —

Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2023 As a result, the Mekong Delta, which naturally would receive much of the sediment, has suffered tremendous river erosion, with thousands of homes being swept away. —

Stefan Lovgren, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2023 Within an hour of the news breaking of the 27-year-old K-Pop star’s tremendous new feat, countless messages of support flooded in on social media — to the point where iterations of Jimin’s name occupied five of the top 30 trending topics on Twitter at the time of publication. —

Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2023 But the level of consistency the program has had is tremendous. —

Jon Gold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023 Bella Bixby made a tremendous save in the 67th minute for Portland, stopping a powerful shot by Hailie Mace to Bixby’s right. —

oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2023 Just a tremendous talent, man. —

Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023 See More

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