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tremendously

tremendously

112 3.1
To a very large degree
  • adverb
  • /trɪˈmɛndəsli/
: enormemente
  • In the United States, aircraft manufacturing contributed tremendously to economic growth in the postwar era.
  • vary tremendously
  • grow tremendously
  • tremendously successful

I think it works tremendously if it's done well.

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Examples

  • So to conclude, this was a tremendously difficult problem.

  • The whole thing is actually tremendously exciting.

  • I think it works tremendously if it's done well.

  • But seriously, this is tremendously exciting.

  • This is tremendously helpful at this point.

  • The best thing about this job is that it is tremendously varied.

  • A parent of an adult child noted, "Things have changed tremendously for the better."

    Academic text (2000)
  • I had no idea what an enormous job this would be, nor how tremendously rewarding.

    Academic text (2011)
  • He's just a tremendously smart guy and a great teacher.

  • This new software is tremendously effective at improving productivity.

Synonyms

a lot
vstremendously
∞ 1.0

To a very great degree

is stronger and more emphatic than casual large amount wording
extremely
vstremendously
∞ 1.0

To a very great degree

is the same in meaning and used equally in general contexts
highly
vstremendously
∞ 1.0

To a very high degree, often about skill or rank

is similar but refers simply to very great extent
incredibly
vstremendously
855 2.3

To a very great degree

is similarly strong but without extra sense of wonder
heavily
vstremendously
481 1.0

To a large degree or too much

shares intensity but lacks any weight or physical sense
greatly
vstremendously
312 1.0

By a very large amount

matches that sense but without extra stylistic colour
a great deal
vstremendously
175 1.8

Shows that something is done a lot

is more forceful and less colloquial in many uses
considerably
vstremendously
140 3.4

By a large amount

is more emphatic, aiming at a very great extent
substantially
vstremendously
123 4.9

To a large degree

is similar but more general and less formal
enormously
vstremendously
107 3.5

To a very large degree

expresses the same large degree without added nuance
wonderfully
vstremendously
101 1.0

In a very good and impressive way

indicates large extent without implying good quality
vastly
vstremendously
97 3.0

By a very large amount

focuses on overall large degree rather than spread or scale
hugely
vstremendously
92 2.1

To a very great degree

shares that strong size meaning without extra implication
immensely
vstremendously
69 3.5

To a very large degree

is the same in meaning and used interchangeably in many cases
exceedingly
vstremendously
54 4.6

To a very great degree

shares extreme force but is more neutral in tone
insanely
vstremendously
51 3.9

To a very great degree

is strong too but without the sense of excess
massively
vstremendously
49 3.4

To a great degree

means a large degree too but without scale emphasis
sorely
vstremendously
39 5.2

To a great degree

is strong in degree but lacks the implied need or regret
supremely
vstremendously
25 4.5

To a very high degree

gives the same strong sense but not strictly highest degree
fantastically
vstremendously
18 3.5

To a very great degree

is similarly strong but more neutral in expression
eminently
vstremendously
  • Formal
17 5.7

Very, to a high level

is more widely used for general very large extent
to a great extent
vstremendously
16 3.5

To a large degree

is stronger, signalling a very great rather than just considerable degree
phenomenally
vstremendously
16 5.2

To a very great degree

matches strong intensity but without the exceptional nuance
majorly
vstremendously
  • Informal
16 7.4

To a very large degree

is more neutral and less slangy than informal usage
fabulously
vstremendously
14 4.3

In a very impressive and successful way

is very great in amount but less focused on impressiveness
terrifically
vstremendously
12 3.6

To a very high degree

is equally strong but less clearly praising quality
superbly
vstremendously
12 3.3

In a very good way that shows great skill

focuses on large degree rather than quality of excellence
immeasurably
vstremendously
10 5.4

To a very great degree that you cannot count

is very large in degree without stressing unmeasurability
monumentally
vstremendously
8 4.4

Says that something is extremely large, important, or impressive

shares great magnitude but without memorial or historic tone
awesomely
vstremendously
  • Informal
8 5.4

To make a describing word much stronger

is intense but without the informal praise tone
inordinately
vstremendously
  • Formal
7 7.5

To a much greater degree than is normal

is very great but does not imply unusual excess
staggeringly
vstremendously
6 6.7

To a very surprising degree that is hard to believe

is equally great in amount but without surprise element
colossally
vstremendously
3 5.8

To a very large degree

carries the same enormity but without dramatic flavour
prodigiously
vstremendously
2 7.7

In a very large and impressive way

is equally strong but less focused on impressiveness
gigantically
vstremendously
1 3.7

In a very large and clearly visible way

is similarly large but less tied to physical size image
outstandingly
vstremendously
1 4.9

In a way that is much better than usual and impresses people

shares high degree but does not emphasise exceptional quality
incalculably
vstremendously
1 7.6

By a very large amount that cannot be measured

conveys great size but not the idea of being uncountable
bigly
vstremendously
  • Informal
1 8.9

In a very large way

is the standard adverb for strong degree without archaism
surpassingly
vstremendously
1 8.4

To a very high degree

is high in degree but not always unusually exceptional
superlatively
vstremendously
1 7.0

To a very high degree, showing excellent quality

marks a very great degree without insisting on highest rank
heftily
vstremendously
1 4.5

By a large amount

is similar but without the slightly physical or weighty feel

Antonyms

880 1.0

A little, not very much

32 4.1

By a small amount

How Much

immensely
69 3.5
tremendously
112 3.1
greatly
312 1.0
considerably
140 3.4
somewhat
811 2.0
slightly
880 1.0

Surface Forms

tremendously positive

Morphology

tremendously = tremendous (transparent) = tremendous + ly

Formed by regular adverbial suffixation of the adjective 'tremendous'; the meaning 'to a very great extent' follows directly.

Etymology

The word tremendously comes from tremendous, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to tremble', so think of the familiar word tremble. That's why tremendously means 'very' or 'extremely', because it describes something so big or strong it could make you shake.