absolutely awesome
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2.8
- adjective
- /ˈæbsəˌlutli ˈɔːsəm/
- Informal
:
absolutamente impresionante
- It is absolutely awesome standing in the exact spot in a story that we've read a million times in our life.
I have been visited by the period fairy again this month so that's absolutely awesome.
- I have been visited by the period fairy again this month so that's absolutely awesome.
- All day went round Old Harry Brent went all the way round S Hanks and Brown's, the island, absolutely awesome.
Examples
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Her presentation was absolutely awesome, captivating everyone in the audience.
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I'm 52 years old and this song by Metallica is absolutely awesome.
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No question, that would be absolutely awesome.
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The photos are absolutely awesome, but only tell a part of the bigger story!
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The battery life is absolutely awesome.
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These are absolutely awesome and inspiring; everyone in America should see these.
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Because they created an absolutely awesome marketing video that went viral on YouTube.
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Being able to create cool arenas and share them over Miiverse would be absolutely awesome and help keep us karting for a long time.
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This is absolutely awesome, and the attention to detail is phenomenal. You are a true craftsman.
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The fireworks display on New Year's Eve was absolutely awesome, lighting up the night sky.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Very good or excellent in quality
∞
1.0
Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
∞
1.0
Causing great surprise and admiration
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3.5
Very surprising or hard to believe
∞
1.0
Very good and better than most similar things
968
2.1
Very impressive and causing a strong feeling of wonder
815
3.3
Very strong and often causing great damage
794
3.0
Very large or impressive
626
1.9
Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased
605
2.7
Very good and impressive
299
3.9
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
257
3.4
Much better than most others in skill or quality
251
1.8
Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people
129
4.1
Being much better than normal or usual
113
5.4
Very impressive and much better than normal
111
3.5
Of very high quality and extremely good
110
3.5
Very impressive and beautiful
30
3.2
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
21
4.1
Very good and impressive
19
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
16
5.6
Causes people to feel great respect and wonder because it is very impressive
3
7.9
Very good and impressive
1
4.1
Very impressive and making people feel amazed
1
5.5
Very impressive and much better than you expect
Very good and impressive
Antonyms
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'extremely impressive' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'absolutely' (entirely) with 'awesome' (causing great admiration); 'absolutely' functions as an intensifier, so the phrase simply means 'very impressive'. This adverb + adjective compositional pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Absolutely awesome comes from the older, literal sense of awesome: something that fills you with wonder, like a huge waterfall that makes you stop and stare. Absolutely means fully, so absolutely awesome means 'extremely impressive'.