stupendous

[ stoo-pen-duhs, styoo- ]

/ stuˈpɛn dəs, styu- /

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adjective

causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.

amazingly large or great; immense: a stupendous mass of information.

Nearby words

stupe, stupefacient, stupefaction, stupefactive, stupefy, stupendous, stupid, stupidity, stupor, sturbridge, sturdy

Origin of stupendous

1965–70; < Latin stupendus, gerund of stupēre to be stunned; see -ous

SYNONYMS FOR stupendous

1 extraordinary.

2 colossal, vast, gigantic, prodigious.

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Related forms

stu·pen·dous·ly, adverbstu·pen·dous·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for stupendous

The film is stupendous art, but it owes much to a priceless piece of document.
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On that stupendous pile, he paid a tax rate which struck people as absurdly low.
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It was to protect this stupendous asset that the South went to war.
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The question remains: can you call yourself a success if results are respectable rather than stupendous.
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Two disparate articles leading to one stupendous solution to our national debt problem.
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The control of this stupendous community resource entails grave responsibilities.
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A man in his position possesses opportunities for evil so stupendous that as I read the warning I sat aghast.
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Whitney's notable invention of the cotton gin in 1793 had given a stupendous impetus to cotton growing in the Southern States.
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But all through the night I saw him again, and marvelled at the stupendous absurdity of such a death.
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Compared with these stupendous figures, 6,000 years of our planet sink into nothingness.
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British Dictionary definitions for stupendous

stupendous

/ (stjuːˈpɛndəs) /

adjective

astounding, wonderful, huge, etc

Derived Forms

stupendously, adverbstupendousness, noun

Word Origin for stupendous

C17: from Latin stupēre to be amazed

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