The soprano received thunderous applause for her performance.
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Thunderous
//ˈθʌn.dɚ.əs//
Synonyms for "thunderous" (43 found)
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3 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- буреносен adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
- гърмящ adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
- оглушителен adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
Esperanto
1 entries- tondra adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
Finnish
1 entries- jyrisevä adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
French
1 entries- tonitruant adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
German
1 entries- donnernd adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
Italian
2 entries- tonante adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
- tonitruante adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
Korean
1 entries- 우레 같은 adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
Latin
1 entries- tonitrālis adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
Russian
4 entries- грозовой adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
- громовой adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
- оглушительный adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
- предвещающий грозу adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
Spanish
4 entries- atronador adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
- estruendoso adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
- tonante adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
- tronitoso adj (very loud; suggestive of thunder)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The drumming of his fingers was thunderous to Alicia's sensitive ears.
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Yanni heard a loud thunderous cracking.
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A thunderous shot rattled the crossbar.
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