simply awesome
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4.1
- adjective
- Informal
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simplemente impresionante
- I saw this odd landscape, with its maze of sensuously rippling cliffs and valleys, as simply awesome.
Examples
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From the get-go, DU was simply awesome.
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They are fun: These toys are too much fun; the speed they reach, as well as the tricks you can make with them, are simply awesome and make everyone have a good time.
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The challenge of such a history is simply awesome.
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Maybe these three papers are simply awesome.
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The game was simply awesome in every aspect.
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Thanks for that blog post... simply awesome!
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This is simply awesome.
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If you like movies, the software MyMovies for Windows Media Center is simply awesome for putting together a digital library of your DVDs or Blu-ray.
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The view from the mountain was simply awesome, leaving everyone speechless.
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She wore a simply awesome dress that dazzled all the guests at the party.
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
∞
1.0
Very good and better than most similar things
968
2.1
Very impressive and causing a strong feeling of wonder
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
265
3.5
Very impressive and exciting to look at
257
3.4
Much better than most others in skill or quality
253
3.6
Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it
251
1.8
Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people
210
3.7
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
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
77
3.5
A very beautiful and surprising sight that amazes you
60
5.8
Very impressive and causing strong surprise
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
2
2.8
Very impressive and exciting
1
7.5
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
1
5.5
Very impressive and much better than you expect
Very exciting and surprising to see
Antonyms
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines the intensifier 'simply' with 'awesome' and yields a meaning of 'very/extremely impressive' that is directly predictable from the constituents. This intensifier + adjective pattern is common across languages and standard in English, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Simply awesome uses simply as 'just' before awesome to show something is purely full of wonder. Imagine seeing a giant waterfall and saying 'simply awesome' because no more words are needed, and that's why it means 'extremely impressive' today.