tremendously

adverb

tre·​men·​dous·​ly tri-ˈmen-dəs-lē How to pronounce tremendously (audio)
Synonyms of tremendouslynext
: to a great or tremendous extent : extremely
a tremendously important decision
a tremendously impressive performance
It was tremendously depressing for me to work there, and it happened that I was not enjoying going to work, so I requested a transfer.Sydney Lewis
In between is the real movie: the kinetic beauty of parkour, captured in tremendously enjoyable high-speed sequences that, once again, draw energy from the photogenic beauty of everyday New York City landscapes.Lisa Schwarzbaum

Examples of tremendously in a Sentence

I'm tremendously upset I didn't get into that university
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Bailey has had a decent rookie campaign, and the 22-year-old George has improved tremendously. Zach Harper, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026 The program has been tremendously successful; at least 20,000 Coloradans have taken advantage to purchase clean, green and fun to ride e-bikes. Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026 And, so, with just those three things, the weight just started dropping off tremendously. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025 The resulting picture is tremendously enjoyable, riveting and rousing and tragic in equal measure, with numerous sequences that remain iconic to this day. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tremendously

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tremendously was in 1669

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“Tremendously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tremendously. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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