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super-duper

adjective

ˈsü-pər-ˈdü-pər How to pronounce super-duper (audio)
Definition of super-dupernext
as in huge
unusually large their super-duper ice cream sundaes are true diet busters

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Recent Examples of super-duper For those who don’t speak YDS, that translates to really super-duper flippin’ hard. — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026 Rick got super-duper lucky to end up with Christian and Emily, while Joe got a particularly bad draw. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026 On June 12, 2018, Megan and Nilsson Thore released their second book together, Ett super-duper-fantastiskt campingäventyr, which translates to A Super-Duper-Awesome Camping Adventure. — Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026 An earlier model of the killer girl 'bot was turned into a lethal weapon by the military but has gone rogue, and M3GAN's inventor (Allison Williams) needs to give the original a super-duper upgrade to stop the deadly newcomer. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for super-duper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for super-duper
  1. huge
  2. giant
  3. gigantic
  4. vast
  5. tremendous
  6. enormous
  7. massive
  8. colossal
Adjective
  • First, because of the huge jump in salary when Pelle Larsson’s extension kicks in for 2027-28.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • That led to the rest of the tour’s openers and even Sheeran’s backing band for the tour dropping off the tour in solidarity with Macklemore — all of which became a huge news story and PR nightmare for the usually very un-controversial Sheeran.
    — Brendan Menapace, Billboard, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of huge
Adjective
  • On the living-room table was a giant bowl filled with cigarette butts, which Beck said was for an art project.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Her work ultimately led to more than 600 residents of Hinkley filing a lawsuit against utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of giant
Adjective
  • This week, some people make gigantic mistakes that are very entertaining.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Royal Caribbean’s Icon class is growing as the company marks the start of construction on its fifth gigantic vessel in the series.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • The technology behind these voices has grown so refined that the vast majority of the general population hasn’t even noticed the transition has been made.
    — Will Jones, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • This vast misshapen island was traditionally noted for ghosts, folktales, eccentricity, fish, and friendliness.
    — Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of vast
Adjective
  • For most of the season, Young was a plus defender, and the Mets saw tremendous improvements at the position.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Merz, a conservative, is facing tremendous pressure in the wake of the far-right AfD's landslide state election victory in Saxony-Anhalt last week.
    — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of tremendous
Adjective
  • Write, make something, tell the story differently, or simply notice what now seems funny that once felt enormous.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In 1996, Hamad founded Al Jazeera, a news network that gave the emirate enormous cultural influence throughout the region.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of enormous
Adjective
  • After a handful of ownership changes throughout the decades, the hotel underwent a massive renovation and reopened in December 2023 as the Mandarin Oriental Savoy.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The chain had blamed the decline on launching too many promotions, plus inadequate customer service and its massive World Cup promotion failing to attract eaters.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of massive
Adjective
  • The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, a colossal pet project by the man who invented the Star Wars franchise, makes no apologies for looking like a spaceship arrived from outer space.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Like much else in Guatemala, the colossal, mint-green presidential palace where Arévalo sat down with me is a holdover from a bygone era of authoritarianism.
    — Will Freeman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of colossal

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“Super-duper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/super-duper. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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