tremendous
adjective
tre·men·dous
tri-ˈmen-dəs 
1
a
: notable by reason of extreme size, power, greatness, or excellence
tremendous problems
a writer of tremendous talent
—often used as a generalized term of approvalhad a tremendous time
b
: unusually large : huge
a tremendous number of people
2
: being such as may excite trembling or arouse dread, awe, or terror
tremendousness
noun
Examples of tremendous in a Sentence
He has a tremendous amount of energy.
The engine's power is tremendous.
She is a writer of tremendous talent.
We had a tremendous time.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Both countries are forecast to see a tremendous amount of rain, enough to potentially spawn life-threatening mudslides and flash flooding in Haiti and the island of Hispaniola.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Deliver Me from Nowhere director Scott Cooper suffered tremendous personal loss while making his new Bruce Springsteen biopic, the Boss himself stepped in to help his family out.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
But similar processes hold tremendous sway in the teensy world of insects.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Tremendous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tremendous. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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tremendous
adjective
tre·men·dous
tri-ˈmen-dəs
1
: causing dread, awe, or terror : dreadful
2
: astonishing because of great size, excellence, or power
tremendous problems
a writer of tremendous talent
tremendously
adverb
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