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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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He's done a tremendously good job at Vanderbilt. Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025 That interests me tremendously. Diane Brady, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025 This has proved to be tremendously important and influential. JSTOR Daily, 19 Nov. 2025 During that time, their mission to provide care to wildlife for release back into their natural habitats has grown tremendously. Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 16 Nov. 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 6 Dec. 2025.

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