tremendously

tre·men·dous

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [trih-men-duh s]
- /trɪˈmɛn dəs/
- /trəˈmendəsli/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [trih-men-duh s]
- /trɪˈmɛn dəs/

Definitions of tremendously word

adjective tremendously extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent. 1
adjective tremendously extraordinary in excellence: a tremendous movie. 1
adjective tremendously dreadful or awful, as in character or effect; exciting fear; frightening; terrifying. 1
adverb tremendously extremely 1

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Origin of tremendously

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 Tremendously

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tremendously

tremendously 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.

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Synonyms for tremendously

adv tremendously

a lot — lot (def 14).
but good — (Idiomatic) To a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.
conspicuously — easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error.
famously — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
glaringly — shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.

adverb tremendously

awesomely — causing or inducing awe; inspiring an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration, or fear: an awesome sight.
enormously — To a very great degree or extent; considerably.
extremely — To a very great degree ; very.
fantastically — conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque: fantastic rock formations; fantastic designs.
frightfully — such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.

All 24 Synonyms of tremendously

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