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Synonyms for tremendous
trɪˈmɛn dəstremen·dous

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. tremendous

    That which is formidable is worthy of fear if encountered or opposed; as, a formidable array of troops, or of evidence. Formidable is a word of more dignity than dangerous, and suggests more calm and collected power than terrible; formidable is less overwhelming than tremendous. A loaded gun is dangerous; a park of artillery is formidable; a charge of cavalry is terrible; the full shock of great armies is tremendous. A dangerous man is likely to do mischief, and needs watching; a formidable man may not be dangerous if not attacked; an enraged maniac is terrible; the force of ocean waves in a storm, and the silent pressure in the ocean depths, are tremendous.

    Synonyms:
    dangerous, formidable, redoubted, terrible

    Antonyms:
    contemptible, despicable, feeble, harmless, helpless, powerless, weak

    Preposition:
    Formidable by or in numbers; in strength; formidable to the enemy.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.7 / 3 votes

  1. tremendous

    Synonyms:
    terrible, dreadful, awful, fearful, appalling

    Antonyms:
    unimposing, unappalling, inconsiderable

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. enormous, tremendousadjective

    extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

    "an enormous boulder"; "enormous expenses"; "tremendous sweeping plains"; "a tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- Walter Lippman; "a plane took off with a tremendous noise"

    Synonyms:
    wondrous, terrific, howling(a), wonderful, marvellous, fantastic, terrible, awful, marvelous, rattling(a), frightful, enormous, grand

    Antonyms:
    little, ordinary, small

  2. fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrousadjective

    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"

    Antonyms:
    little, ordinary, small

  3. frightful, terrible, awful, tremendousadjective

    extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

    "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"

    Synonyms:
    dreadful, enormous, marvelous, wondrous, rattling(a), awful, frightful, amazing, horrendous, severe, dreaded, dire, wonderful, grand, marvellous, atrocious, painful, horrifying, awing, awed, wicked, horrific, dread(a), awe-inspiring, unspeakable, fearful, nasty, terrible, horrible, abominable, fantastic, frightening, terrific, awesome, fearsome, howling(a), direful, ugly

    Antonyms:
    ordinary, small, little

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. tremendousadjective

    Synonyms:
    terrible, dreadful, horrible, horrid, horrific, frightful, terrific, alarming, awful, appalling

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How to use tremendous in a sentence?

  1. Juliette Gust:

    There is tremendous negative pressure on police officers with regard to whistleblowing on fellow officers. Whistleblowers risk the threat of harsh penalties such as retaliation, ostracization, and harassment, an officer may be the only witness to a partners alleged misconduct, making the identification of the whistleblower obvious to all. Furthermore, the power of collective bargaining agreements between a city and its officers union has also been under scrutiny in recent days for prohibiting anonymous reporting.

  2. Bernard Watson:

    We understand that people are concerned about this virus and (it) is causing tremendous harm and pain across this nation for the last couple of years, so again, we are encouraging everyone who is who's eligible for the vaccine to get vaccinated. And we're encouraging people to wear masks, we're recommending strongly recommending that people wear masks when they come into our buildings.

  3. Donald Trump:

    It's billions and billions of dollars. Tremendous for the farmers.

  4. Donald Trump:

    He gives us tremendous credit, south Korean President Moon Jae-In gives us all the credit.

  5. Tom Izzo:

    I still think we have a tremendous upside.


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