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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Molleda said because air quality has improved tremendously, a new alert wasn’t needed. Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026 Built like torpedoes, steelhead are tremendously powerful and acrobatic fighters. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026 Many of these terms were meant as insults and were – and remain today – tremendously rude, but others reflect the bewilderment of trying to categorize people who don’t fit into standard categories easily. Ky Merkley, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 But the new season, which benefits tremendously from having shaken off the source material, reframes such caretaking as a literal labor of love. Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 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 25 Jun. 2026.

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