tremendously

adverb

tri-ˈmen-dəs-lē How to pronounce tremendously (audio)
Definition of tremendouslynext
as in greatly
to a large extent or degree I'm tremendously upset I didn't get into that university

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Recent Examples of tremendously 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tremendously
  1. greatly
  2. highly
  3. considerably
  4. much
  5. significantly
  6. utterly
Adverb
  • China has also greatly reduced its imports by tapping into its strategic reserves.
    — Lou Robinson, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • One tiny drop on the collar of a jighead will greatly diminish a fish’s ability to rip off the lure when short striking.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of greatly
Adverb
  • There is not enough evidence on the effects of ingesting large amounts or highly concentrated clove formulations, especially for people who are pregnant or nursing.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The tank contained 6,000 to 7,000 gallons of highly flammable methyl methacrylate.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of highly
Adverb
  • Direct-to-device technology could therefore expand the addressable market considerably.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But the serious conversations about cutting back on spending and raising taxes taking place in Europe are considerably less serious in the United States.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of considerably
Adverb
  • Others are skeptical the task force can accomplish much in such a short time period, arguing that eventually sweeping new legislation will be needed to regulate AI.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Now, Mahomes and the Chiefs are undefeated through five games for only the third time in his career, and the offense much more closely resembles the heights of his torrid five-year start compared with the more recent three-season malaise.
    — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of much
Adverb
  • Another Supreme Court case made injunctions — the court orders that companies historically relied on to halt patent infringement — significantly harder to secure.
    — Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI has significantly improved its models’ ability to write software in older programming languages and migrate existing code.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of significantly
Adverb
  • Comparing the administration's fight to protect women and women's spaces from males to rape, is utterly disgusting and actually devalues those atrocities and crimes against actual women.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Humanity has become an Earth-System force in the most utterly literal way—by moving a lot of earth.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of utterly

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“Tremendously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tremendously. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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