Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Extremely large in size, amount, degree, or intensity: Used to describe something of extraordinary scale, power, or magnitude.
   • Extremely good or excellent; fantastic: Used as an intensifier to express great admiration or approval.

Examples of Usage

• Describing great size, amount, or intensity:

  • The rocket launch created a tremendous noise.
  • They faced tremendous difficulties during the expedition.
  • She has a tremendous amount of energy.

• Describing something excellent or fantastic:

  • We had a tremendous time at the concert.
  • He did a tremendous job on the project.
  • The audience gave the performer tremendous applause.

Advanced Usage

• "tremendous pressure": an extremely high level of stress or force.
  • The athletes are under tremendous pressure to win.
• "tremendous impact": a very powerful effect or influence.
  • The new law had a tremendous impact on the industry.
• "tremendous effort": an extraordinary amount of work or exertion.
  • It took tremendous effort to rebuild the community.

Variants and Related Words

• Tremendously (adverb): to a very great degree; extremely.
  • The project was tremendously successful.
• Tremendousness (noun, less common): the quality of being tremendous.

Synonyms

• Enormous: Very large in size or quantity.
• Immense: Extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree.
• Colossal: Extremely large.
• Fantastic: Extraordinarily good or attractive.
• Marvelous: Causing great wonder; extraordinarily good.

Related Phrases

• A tremendous help: An extremely useful or valuable assistance.
  • Thank you for being a tremendous help.
• Tremendous fun: Extremely enjoyable.
  • The party was tremendous fun.

Adjective

1. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
   • in a frightful hurry
   • spent a frightful amount of money
2. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
   • a fantastic trip to the Orient
   • the film was fantastic!
   • a howling success
   • a marvelous collection of rare books
   • had a rattling conversation about politics
   • a tremendous achievement
3. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman
   • an enormous boulder
   • enormous expenses
   • tremendous sweeping plains
   • a tremendous fact in human experience
   • a plane took off with a tremendous noise