Synonyms of terrific

terrific

adjective

tə-ˈri-fik 

1

as in excellent

of the very best kind

you've done a terrific job on this report

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• wonderful
• great
• superb
• fantastic
• lovely
• awesome
• fabulous
• beautiful
• marvelous
• stellar
• prime
• fine
• hot
• neat
• classic
• quality
• splendid
• famous
• cool
• heavenly
• sensational
• exceptional
• good
• first-rate
• top-notch
• superlative
• divine
• brave
• first-class
• superior
• immense
• nifty
• slick
• fab
• top
• cracking
• dandy
• grand
• high-class
• choice
• noble
• unsurpassed
• swell
• sterling
• crackerjack
• top-shelf
• dynamite
• groovy
• fantabulous
• keen
• decent
• par excellence
• too much
• topping
• banner
• prize
• peachy
• blue-ribbon
• radical
• out of this world
• frontline
• mean
• better
• topflight
• blue-chip
• first-string
• bang-up
• number one
• righteous
• primo
• special
• gone
• supernal
• capital
• dope
• bumper
• A1
• boss
• out-of-sight
• adequate
• tip-top
• gangbusters
• peachy keen
• top-of-the-line
• bully
• boffo
• corking
• wizard
• jim-dandy
• prizewinning
• satisfactory
• five-star
• hype
• A-OK
• brag
• acceptable
• down
• bonny
• four-star
• phat
• classical
• gilt-edged
• numero uno
• tolerable
• traditional
• all right
• OK
• passable
• premium
• fancy
• high-grade
• standard
• select
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terrible
• poor
• awful
• lousy
• atrocious
• pathetic
• vile
• wretched
• rotten
• bad
• unsatisfactory
• inferior
• substandard
• execrable
• low-grade
• mediocre
• middling
• second-class
• second-rate

2

as in gruesome

extremely disturbing or repellent

a terrific murder that sickened even hard-bitten police officers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gruesome
• horrific
• shocking
• terrible
• horrible
• nightmare
• frightening
• awful
• horrifying
• dreadful
• terrifying
• scary
• hideous
• appalling
• nightmarish
• grisly
• horrid
• frightful
• atrocious
• ghastly
• horrendous
• sickening
• monstrous
• macabre
• disgusting
• formidable
• lurid
• alarming
• fearful
• ugly
• dire
• loathsome
• fearsome
• direful
• offensive
• obscene
• redoubtable
• disagreeable
• repulsive
• intimidating
• grotesque
• revolting
• deplorable
• abominable
• gut-wrenching
• obnoxious
• abhorrent
• heinous
• odious
• repugnant
• unspeakable
• forbidding
• evil
• hair-raising
• heart-stopping
• distasteful
• vile
• bloodcurdling
• nauseating
• noxious
• noisome
• unsightly
• foul

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delightful
• pleasant
• attractive
• delicious
• welcome
• enjoyable
• appealing
• satisfying
• agreeable
• pleasurable
• pleasing
• delectable
• enticing
• inviting
• soothing
• comforting
• cheering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of terrific

At 6-2, 234 with terrific length, Brown is a giant ball of muscle with speed and twitch. — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 22 July 2026

The largest, the Koda Suite (named for Leo’s dog), which was once occupied by the Daunt family, is a terrific family option, with two rooms, two bathrooms, tons of space, and its own private pool entrance. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

What’s far more eloquent is the episode with the witch Circe (a terrific Samantha Morton), whose habit of tricking and transforming men into animals is rendered in evocatively physical, body-horror-esque imagery. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026

At least Samantha Morton’s body-horror spin on the witch Circe is terrific. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026