awesome
Americanadjective
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causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear.
an awesome sight.
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exhibiting or marked by awe; showing reverence, admiration, or fear.
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Slang. very impressive.
That new white convertible is totally awesome.
adjective
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inspiring or displaying awe
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slang excellent or outstanding
Commonly Confused
See awful.
Other Word Forms
- awesomely adverb
- awesomeness noun
Etymology
Origin of awesome
Example Sentences
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“Nothing ‘awesome’ about fans/fake media doing stuff like that,” Long wrote in an X post that has since been deleted.
From Los Angeles Times
Thanks to the magic of the internet, I was able to keep listening to her awesome show once I’d returned back home.
From Salon
At Mrs. Fischer’s house, Cora really turns on the charm and gets an awesome interview about the incident.
From Literature
“I’ve gone to volleyball games, and being a part of that fandom is super cool. Having them show up for us is also awesome.”
Unfortunately, the nature of the job is you have makes, and those are awesome, and unfortunately, you have misses, and for that to happen tonight sucks.”
From Los Angeles Times
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