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
Typically, the amount of hot water needed to power a major hurricane doesn’t accumulate until later in the summer, but the Atlantic Ocean absorbed a tremendous amount of heat in the past year as the planet heated up to the hottest average temperature on record.
—
Umair Irfan, Vox, 2 July 2024
There is a tremendous amount of spectacular fighting, often including flying; fist fights bring down entire buildings while leaving the combatants without a scratch.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 1 July 2024
With the way the Mets have been hitting, the pitchers have enjoyed tremendous run support with more than enough room to breathe.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
But for true Detroiters, this scene describes the many Coney Island restaurants across the city that true Detroiters have come to know, love and appreciate because of anonymous short-order cooks that take tremendous pride in their craft.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2024
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 2 July 2024
There is a tremendous amount of spectacular fighting, often including flying; fist fights bring down entire buildings while leaving the combatants without a scratch.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 1 July 2024
With the way the Mets have been hitting, the pitchers have enjoyed tremendous run support with more than enough room to breathe.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
But for true Detroiters, this scene describes the many Coney Island restaurants across the city that true Detroiters have come to know, love and appreciate because of anonymous short-order cooks that take tremendous pride in their craft.
—Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 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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