tremendous
adjective
tre·men·dous
tri-ˈmen-dəs 
1
a
: notable by reason of extreme size, power, greatness, or excellence
tremendous problems
a writer of tremendous talent
—often used as a generalized term of approvalhad a tremendous time
b
: unusually large : huge
a tremendous number of people
2
: being such as may excite trembling or arouse dread, awe, or terror
tremendousness
noun
Synonyms
- astronomical
- astronomic
- Brobdingnagian
- bumper
- colossal
- cosmic
- cosmical
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- galactic
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- grand
- herculean
- heroic
- heroical
- Himalayan
- huge
- humongous
- humungous
- immense
- jumbo
- king-size
- king-sized
- leviathan
- mammoth
- massive
- mega
- mighty
- monster
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- oceanic
- pharaonic
- planetary
- prodigious
- super
- super-duper
- supersize
- supersized
- titanic
- vast
- vasty
- walloping
- whacking
- whopping
Examples of tremendous in a Sentence
He has a tremendous amount of energy.
The engine's power is tremendous.
She is a writer of tremendous talent.
We had a tremendous time.
Recent Examples on the Web
The all-time leading scorer in the history of Division I basketball took her team to two Final Fours, a tremendous feat, but came up short in the national championship game each time.
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USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
OpenAI has touted ‘tremendous growth’ in enterprise offering Perhaps with its eye in the rear-view mirror and its foot on the gas, OpenAI, led by CEO Sam Altman, appears to be working hard to solidify its lead with corporate customers.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
This is a voting process where the second-through-fifth voting is going to matter a tremendous amount.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Manning, who’s headed to the University of Houston in the fall, made a tremendous kick save on a shot by Carroll’s Olivia Holcombe inside the keepers box in the 50th minute.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
Here's a tremendous price on a pair of over-ear headphones that deliver solid sound quality with an emphasis on deep bass.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world's woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to an analysis released on Thursday by the Global Forest Watch monitoring project.
—Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
That leaves roughly 36,000 students looking for homes on their own — and putting tremendous pressure on the rental market — in Berkeley and the surrounding communities.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
And [Bryant] has really given us such tremendous minutes the last six weeks while Kevin was out.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
OpenAI has touted ‘tremendous growth’ in enterprise offering Perhaps with its eye in the rear-view mirror and its foot on the gas, OpenAI, led by CEO Sam Altman, appears to be working hard to solidify its lead with corporate customers.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2024
This is a voting process where the second-through-fifth voting is going to matter a tremendous amount.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2024
Manning, who’s headed to the University of Houston in the fall, made a tremendous kick save on a shot by Carroll’s Olivia Holcombe inside the keepers box in the 50th minute.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
Here's a tremendous price on a pair of over-ear headphones that deliver solid sound quality with an emphasis on deep bass.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
Tropical forest loss declined last year, but other indicators show that the world's woodlands remain under tremendous pressure, according to an analysis released on Thursday by the Global Forest Watch monitoring project.
—Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024
That leaves roughly 36,000 students looking for homes on their own — and putting tremendous pressure on the rental market — in Berkeley and the surrounding communities.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
And [Bryant] has really given us such tremendous minutes the last six weeks while Kevin was out.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Tremendous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tremendous. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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tremendous
adjective
tre·men·dous
tri-ˈmen-dəs
1
: causing dread, awe, or terror : dreadful
2
: astonishing because of great size, excellence, or power
tremendous problems
a writer of tremendous talent
tremendously
adverb
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