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- pronunciation:
- tr
men
ds
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
very large in degree or size; huge.
A tremendous crowd came to the sale.- synonyms:
- enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, mammoth, massive, vast
- antonyms:
- minute, tiny
- similar words:
- considerable, giant, great, jumbo, major, monstrous, sizable
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| definition 2: |
excellent; superb.
The young actors did a tremendous job in the play.- synonyms:
- excellent, exceptional, extraordinary, marvelous, phenomenal, superb, superior
- similar words:
- fabulous, fantastic, fine, first-rate, giant, great, incredible, notable, remarkable, terrific, wonderful
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| related words: |
big, ghastly, mammoth, strong |
| derivations: |
tremendously (adv.), tremendousness (n.) |
Tremendous comes from a Latin word that means "to be trembled at."
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