tremendous
Americanadjective
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extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity.
a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
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extraordinary in excellence.
a tremendous movie.
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dreadful or awful, as in character or effect; exciting fear; frightening; terrifying.
adjective
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vast; huge
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informal very exciting or unusual
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informal (intensifier)
a tremendous help
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archaic terrible or dreadful
Related Words
See huge.
Other Word Forms
- tremendously adverb
- tremendousness noun
- untremendous adjective
- untremendousness noun
Etymology
Origin of tremendous
First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin tremendus “dreadful, to be shaken by,” equivalent to trem(ere) “to shake, quake” + -endus gerund suffix
Example Sentences
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His visit comes under a month after that of Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who pushed for a "dramatic increase" in Venezuela's oil output and talked up "tremendous opportunities" for both Washington and Caracas.
From Barron's
“Her love for her own family was evident in everything she did,” the organizer wrote, “and her absence leaves a tremendous void.”
From Los Angeles Times
"They are undergoing tremendous transformation, and we need to approach them as someone who is coming outside of a cocoon and becoming something different."
From BBC
Offensive coordinator Luke Huard said last month that Maiava has had “a tremendous sense of urgency” since the end of last season.
From Los Angeles Times
“We have a tremendous amount of opportunity to be more efficient, to be scrappier,” Schulman said in an earnings call shortly after being named CEO.
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