Tremendous

//tɹɪˈmɛndəs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Awe-inspiring; terrific.

    "This she spoke with so commanding an air, standing with her back to the fire, with one hand behind her, and a pinch of snuff in the other, that I question whether Thalestris, at the head of her Amazons, ever made a more tremendous figure."

  2. 2
    Notable for its size, power, or excellence.

    "Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music."

  3. 3
    Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great

    "There was a tremendous outpouring of support."

Adjective
  1. 1
    extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree wordnet
  2. 2
    extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers wordnet
  3. 3
    extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
awfulfantasticlargeabysmalamazingamplitudinous

Example

More examples

"The rocket travels at a tremendous speed."

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin tremendus (“fearful, terrible”, gerundive of tremō (“to tremble”)) + -ous. Doublet of tremend.

Related phrases

awe inspiring

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