- very great synonym huge
- a tremendous explosion
- A tremendous amount of work has gone into the project.
Extra Examples- He has been under tremendous pressure recently.
- The noise of bombs, guns and engines was tremendous.
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- extremely good synonym remarkable
- It was a tremendous experience.
Extra Examples- The support they gave us was tremendous.
- You look absolutely tremendous!
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin tremendus (gerundive of tremere ‘tremble’) + -ous.
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