tremendously

adverb

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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The urban centers in this neck of the woods are also very large and—at the risk of chafing readers in the other three-quarters of the country—our biggest towns are also tremendously important. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Some flights were still impacted Tuesday as airlines work to get planes and crews back on schedule, but the numbers have dropped tremendously. — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 But as with screen time, a child’s age and developmental stage matter tremendously. — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 Not even a tremendously good TikTok from Whitney Leavitt could save her husband from elimination when facing the late-night-TV-enjoying population. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2026.

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