tremendously

adverb

tre·​men·​dous·​ly tri-ˈmen-dəs-lē 

: 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

Synonyms

• astronomically
• big-time
• broadly
• colossally
• considerably
• enormously
• extensively
• greatly
• highly
• hugely
• largely
• massively
• monstrously
• monumentally
• much
• sizably
• staggeringly
• stupendously
• utterly
• vastly

Examples of tremendously in a Sentence

I'm tremendously upset I didn't get into that university

Recent Examples on the Web

The Truth About The Clean Energy Market Over the past two decades, the clean energy market has grown tremendously, ushering in hopes of reducing reliance on fossil fuels. —Greg Robinson, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

Affleck excels here in a tremendously off-putting role (seemingly the one he was born to play), but the film’s most cogent, exciting moments come when Lonergan splits off to show us the town’s bizarre side characters. —EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024

Some of you may know him as Tito Jackson from the legendary Jackson 5, some may know him as ‘Coach Tito’ or some know him as ‘Poppa T.’ Nevertheless, he will be missed tremendously. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2024

In doing so, China could set the rules of engagement, including joint-venture requirements, ownership restrictions, technology transfer, localization requirements, and the use of a host of other non-market mechanisms that benefited China tremendously. —Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 5 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above