HyperDic: tremendous

English > 3 senses of the word tremendous:
ADJECTIVEalltremendous, enormousextraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
alltremendous, fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, wonderful, wondrousextraordinarily good or great
alltremendous, frightful, terrible, awfulextreme / extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
tremendous > pronunciation
Soundstrahmeh'ndahs; trihmeh'ndahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > tremendous: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaningextraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree.
Examples
  • "tremendous sweeping plains"
  • "a tremendous fact in human experience
  • "a plane took off with a tremendous noise"
Synonymenormous
Broaderlarge, bigAbove average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Spanishcolosal, descomunal, enorme, gigantesco, inmenso, tremenda, tremendo, vasto
Catalancolossal, desmesurat, enorme, gegantí, immens, tremend, vast
English > tremendous: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaningextraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers.
Example "a tremendous achievement"
Synonymsfantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, wonderful, wondrous
BroaderextraordinaryBeyond what is ordinary or usual / usual
Spanishbárbaro, brutal, clamoroso, estupendo, extraordinario, fabuloso, fantástico, fenomenal, formidable, genial, magnífico, maravilloso, sensacional, tremendo
Catalanbrutal, clamorós, espaterrant, estupend, extraordinari, fantàstic, fenomenal, formidable, genial, magnífic, meravellós, sensacional, tremend
Adverbstremendouslyextremely
English > tremendous: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaningextreme / extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact.
Synonymsfrightful, terrible, awful
BroaderextraordinaryBeyond what is ordinary or usual / usual
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression
Catalanterrible

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