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- pronunciation:
- tr
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word History
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
extraordinarily large in degree or size.
His sudden death came as a tremendous shock.A tremendous crowd turned out to hear the candidate's speech.- synonyms:
- enormous, gigantic, huge, humongous, immense, mammoth, massive, prodigious, titanic, vast
- antonyms:
- minute, tiny
- similar words:
- colossal, considerable, gargantuan, giant, great, jumbo, major, monstrous, sizable, towering
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| definition 2: |
superior; excellent; extraordinary.
The orchestra gave a tremendous performance.- synonyms:
- excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, marvelous, phenomenal, superb, superior
- similar words:
- fabulous, fantastic, fine, first-rate, giant, great, immense, incredible, notable, prodigious, remarkable, terrific, wonderful
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| definition 3: |
frightening; terrible.
The massive cannons on the opposite hill were a tremendous sight.- synonyms:
- alarming, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, ghastly, terrible, terrific
- similar words:
- appalling, awful, distressing, formidable, harrowing, hideous, horrible, horrid, shocking
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| related words: |
awful, big, ghastly, glorious, mammoth, monumental, strong, vast |
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| derivations: |
tremendously (adv.), tremendousness (n.) |
Tremendous comes from a Latin word that means "to be trembled at."
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