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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"Farmers are under a tremendous amount of economic stress," he said.
From Barron's
"We could call it a tremendous success right now," he said.
From BBC
Management called out the “tremendous opportunity” in the second half of the year as Burlington laps the late 2025 tariff-related disruptions in merchandise assortments.
From Barron's
His attorney, Stacie Halperin, said her client has faced “a tremendous amount of stress” after his name was published but did not face in-person threats.
From Los Angeles Times
Burgum's visit follows that of US 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
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