tremendous
671
3.0
- adjective
- /trəˈmɛndəs/
- The concert was a tremendous success, drawing thousands of fans to the venue.
- a tremendous amount
- a tremendous impact
- tremendous growth
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- And they both take tremendous joy in each other's joy.
- And a woman's voice has tremendous power over us, right?
- So it really takes a tremendous act of willpower.
- You've got to take tremendous amounts of risk.
- And we have made tremendous progress in those three areas.
- Their centrifugal force is a tremendous store of energy.
- And now I come back with with just tremendous purpose now.
- You have a tremendous range and depth of expertise.
- But again, lack of proof, but tremendous circumstantial support for it.
- The health system is under tremendous stress even without Zika.
- What what, What are the tremendous economic wins?
Examples
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And we have made tremendous progress in those three areas.
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There are cultural dimensions that are important, and we still have a tremendous demand for college graduates.
Academic text (1999) -
And I read a tremendous amount for my work.
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So this becomes a tremendous opportunity for you all.
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You can do tremendous things with it.
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Well, unfortunately, the family has suffered a tremendous loss.
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From the global perspective, there is a tremendous opportunity that the United States is missing.
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It's a country of tremendous potential, great riches.
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It is an area of tremendous potential and promise.
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The noise was tremendous, as if a thousand hair dryers were aimed at me.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Bigger than average in size, number, or amount
∞
1.0
Very large in size or number
∞
1.0
Very large in size, amount, or degree
∞
1.0
Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
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3.5
Very surprising or hard to believe
975
1.0
Very large in size
944
2.9
Very large and impressive in scale
891
1.9
Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased
754
2.1
Very large in size, amount, or effect
650
3.3
Very strong and often causing great damage
650
2.1
Very large in size or amount
569
3.0
Impressive and large in appearance or style
363
1.0
On a large or impressive scale
288
3.9
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
215
1.8
Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people
145
3.2
Very large, much bigger than normal
136
5.4
Very impressive and much better than normal
132
3.7
Very large in size, amount, or degree
97
5.3
Very large and surprising in a way that shocks you
56
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
54
5.7
Very important and impressive because of size or achievement
36
4.5
Very large in size or amount, much bigger than normal
22
3.9
Very large in size or amount
20
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
19
7.5
Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people
19
7.3
Very large, much bigger than usual
17
4.8
A person or thing that seems bigger and more exciting than normal
3
2.8
Very impressive and exciting
3
4.2
So surprising that it seems hard to believe
1
5.5
Very impressive and much better than you expect
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Morphology
tremendous = tremend + ous
Although historically built from a Latin stem meaning 'to tremble', the modern sense 'extremely large or impressive' cannot be derived from the apparent root and is not transparently related to 'tremble'.
Etymology
Tremendous comes from the Latin root tremere, which means 'to tremble', and is like the English words tremble and tremor. So, something tremendous originally made people shake with fear or wonder, and today it means very big or very impressive.