Synonyms for tremendous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : trih-men-duh s
Phonetic Transcription : trɪˈmɛn dəs

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Définition of tremendous

Origin :
  • 1630s, "awful, dreadful, terrible," from Latin tremendus "fearful, terrible," literally "to be trembled at," gerundive form of tremere "to tremble" (see tremble). Hyperbolic or intensive sense of "extraordinarily great or good, immense" is attested from 1812, paralleling semantic changes in terrific, terribly, awfully, etc.
  • adj huge, overwhelming
Example sentences :
  • One cannot stand in this presence and be unmindful of the tremendous responsibility.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • To the electors of Frome he spoke of the tremendous responsibility of the Ministers.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The picture, with all its tremendous coloring, was finished.
  • Extract from : « The Prophetic Pictures (From "Twice Told Tales") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Undoubtedly he was possessed of a tremendous regard for the girl Allis.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • We had a tremendous passage home--one of the worst I ever experienced at sea.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • But the weight was so tremendous that they began to give ground.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Then ensued the most tremendous scene through which Dick had yet passed.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • But our command of the water has surely been a tremendous help.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • The tremendous shaking had made her dizzy, and she lost her memory for some days.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • It seemed as if this tremendous Truth could make the dumb speak.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

Antonyms for tremendous

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