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- [trih-men-duh s]
- /trɪˈmɛn dəs/
- /trɪˈmen.dəs/
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- [trih-men-duh s]
- /trɪˈmɛn dəs/
Definitions of tremendous word
- adjective tremendous extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent. 1
- adjective tremendous extraordinary in excellence: a tremendous movie. 1
- adjective tremendous dreadful or awful, as in character or effect; exciting fear; frightening; terrifying. 1
- adjective tremendous huge 1
- abbreviation TREMENDOUS terrific 1
- adjective tremendous great 1
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Origin of tremendous
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; < Latin tremendus dreadful, to be shaken by, equivalent to trem(ere) to shake, quake + -endus gerund suffix
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Parts of speech for Tremendous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tremendous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
tremendous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tremendous
adj tremendous
- all-powerful — An all-powerful person or organization has the power to do anything they want.
- altitudinous — pertaining to altitude or height
- astronomic — of, relating to, or connected with astronomy.
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- barn door — an adjustable flap over the front of a studio or theatre lamp
noun tremendous
- bulkiness — of relatively large and cumbersome bulk or size.
- gigantism — abnormally great development in size or stature of the whole body or of parts of the body, most often due to dysfunction of the pituitary gland.
- hugeness — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- immensity — vastness; enormous extent: the immensity of the Roman empire.
- magnitude — size; extent; dimensions: to determine the magnitude of an angle.
adjective tremendous
- awesome — An awesome person or thing is very impressive and often frightening.
- ballbuster — Ball-breaker.
- banner — A banner is a long strip of cloth with something written on it. Banners are usually attached to two poles and carried during a protest or rally.
- earthshaking — imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.
- earthshattering — earthshaking.
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