TREMENDOUS

enormous, tremendous

(adjective) extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; “an enormous boulder”; “enormous expenses”; “tremendous sweeping plains”; “a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology”- Walter Lippman; “a plane took off with a tremendous noise”

fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous

(adjective) extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers; “a fantastic trip to the Orient”; “the film was fantastic!”; “a howling success”; “a marvelous collection of rare books”; “had a rattling conversation about politics”; “a tremendous achievement”

frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous

(adjective) extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; “in a frightful hurry”; “spent a frightful amount of money”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

tremendous (comparative more tremendous, superlative most tremendous)

awe-inspiring; terrific.

Notable for its size, power, or excellence.

Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great

Synonyms

• See also gigantic

Trivia

One of four common words ending in -dous, which are hazardous, horrendous, stupendous, and tremendous.

Source: Wiktionary

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Tre*men"dous, a. Etym: [L. tremendus that is to be trembled at, fearful, fr. tremere to tremble. See Tremble.]

Definition: Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall. A tremendous mischief was a foot. Motley.

Syn.

– Terrible; dreadful; frightful; terrific; horrible; awful.

– Tre*men"dous*ly, adv.

– Tre*men"dous*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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