monumentally
8
4.4
- adverb
- /ˌmɒn.jʊˈmɛn.təl.i/
:
monumentalmente
- The performance was monumentally impressive, leaving the audience in awe.
- monumentally important
- monumentally stupid
- monumentally bad
Don't be afraid to fail monumentally in an audition room.
- Don't be afraid to fail monumentally in an audition room.
- How are you going to get your company known in a monumentally competitive space?
Examples
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I have a monumentally important question to ask you.
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Don't be afraid to fail monumentally in an audition room.
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I have a feeling this game will be a monumentally excellent piece of media in general.
Blog text (8) -
Thank you so much for being here on such a monumentally special occasion.
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How could this not be another of his monumentally brilliant performances?
Blog text (14) -
Overall, that was a perfect way to end the most monumentally epic TV show ever.
Blog text (4) -
The collection has grown monumentally in size and scope since then.
Academic text (2001) -
I want you to take a deep breath and contemplate this monumentally important moment.
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After five years, discretion was their habit, and a monumentally pleasant habit it was.
Fiction book (1995) -
This is monumentally unfair.
Synonyms
584
2.3
To a very great degree
350
1.0
By a very large amount
129
3.1
To a very large degree
128
3.5
To a very large degree
103
3.0
By a very large amount
84
2.1
To a very great degree
47
3.4
To a great degree
28
4.3
To do something in a very impressive or dramatic way
26
4.5
To a very high degree
21
3.5
To a very great degree
17
5.2
To a very great degree
6
7.4
To a very large degree
3
5.8
To a very large degree
3
6.6
In a very impressive or grand way that seems heroic
2
7.7
In a very large and impressive way
2
6.1
In a very impressive way that surprises people
1
3.7
In a very large and clearly visible way
1
7.6
By a very large amount that cannot be measured
1
8.9
In a very large way
1
7.1
In a very large and powerful way
1
8.4
To a very high degree
In a way very large and impressive like a legend
In a way that makes something look very tall or impressive
By a large amount
Antonyms
How Much
8
4.4
70
3.5
350
1.0
144
3.4
816
2.0
885
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
monumentally = monumental (semi-transparent) = monument + al + ly
Formed by adding -ly to 'monumental'; the adverbial meaning is predictable, but 'monumental' itself is a figurative extension from 'monument'.
Etymology
Monumentally comes from monument, a large structure made to 'remind' people of someone or something, and this comes from the old Latin word monere meaning 'to remind'. So to do something monumentally is to do it in a very big, impressive, or memorable way.