tremendous

adjective

tri-ˈmen-dəs How to pronounce tremendous (audio)
Definition of tremendousnext
as in huge
unusually large that's a tremendous amount of work for one person

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How is the word tremendous different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of tremendous are monstrous, prodigious, and stupendous. While all these words mean "extremely impressive," tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe.

the tremendous roar of the cataract

When might monstrous be a better fit than tremendous?

In some situations, the words monstrous and tremendous are roughly equivalent. However, monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness.

the monstrous waste of the project

When is it sensible to use prodigious instead of tremendous?

The synonyms prodigious and tremendous are sometimes interchangeable, but prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size).

made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside

When is stupendous a more appropriate choice than tremendous?

Although the words stupendous and tremendous have much in common, stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description.

a stupendous volcanic eruption

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Recent Examples of tremendous According to Jennifer, Hann and Bich put a tremendous amount of pressure on her to excel academically. —Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025 Midway through the first season of their three-year deals, the advantage goes heavily toward Diggs, who’s also been a tremendous leader. —Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025 There are tremendous opportunities to cooperate, to expand trade routes and tech partnerships. —Jon Medved, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025 On the Moon, solar power is a tremendous asset, as there’s no atmosphere, no cloud cover, and no absorption of radiation that occurs on the way down. —Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tremendous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremendous
  1. huge
  2. enormous
  3. vast
  4. gigantic
  5. massive
  6. immense
  7. giant
  8. colossal
Adjective
  • At the center of all the glitzy havoc—her face often looming on a huge flat screen that rolls around the stage, following actors like a hulking LED stalker—is of course Chenoweth.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Todd also had a huge sack in the fourth quarter.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
Definition of huge
Adjective
  • Danielewski is a writer of enormous power and vision.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Some of this, of course, is related to fires in California and hurricanes in the southeast that destroyed an enormous amount of utility infrastructure.
    — Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Definition of enormous
Adjective
  • In 2017, Nepal joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China’s vast infrastructure investment program.
    — MUHIB RAHMAN, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Robotic systems like Sentante could let experts treat patients remotely instead of transporting them across vast regions.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2025
Definition of vast
Adjective
  • But their collective decline from era-changing talents, who, in the case of Zverev and Medvedev, forced style changes across the tour with their combination of gigantic serves and elite movement and defense, illustrates how far Sinner and Alcaraz have pulled away.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Getting that pilot picked up is another gigantic win that is getting rarer and rarer.
    — Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • China has undertaken a massive expansion of sites linked to missile production since 2020, bolstering its ability to potentially deter the US military and assert its dominance in the region, a new CNN analysis of satellite images, maps and government notices reveals.
    — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
  • For Native people, the war marked a dangerous fork in the road, stirring famine, spurring a massive refugee crisis, and permanently shifting the balance of power in the heart of the continent.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Definition of massive
Adjective
  • The stars of Stranger Things discuss the immense task of filming eight movie-length episodes over the course of one calendar year.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Under immense pressure and with Verstappen suddenly closing in, Antonelli couldn’t misstep.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of immense
Adjective
  • That move, however, allowed the giant exhibitor to fully redeem all of its 2026 debt maturities.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Generative, predictive, and other forms of AI collectively are projected to generate as much as $340 billion annually in value creation for the global banking sector, consulting giant McKinsey has estimated.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Definition of giant
Adjective
  • The sibling filmmaking duo spent most of the 2010s making a colossal two-part movie adaptation of King’s 1,138-page horror opus about a shapeshifting clown who terrorizes the small town of Derry, Maine.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Filler shots of chauffeurs, champagne and colossal walk-in closets with pristine designer clobber glistening and gleaming from glass shelves centred around trays and trays of priceless jewels assault the viewer’s senses between almost every scene.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Definition of colossal

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