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- pronunciation:
- tr
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ds
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is tremendous, it is very, very big.
A tremendous crowd came to the free concert in the park.- synonyms:
- enormous, huge, mammoth, massive, vast
- antonyms:
- tiny
- similar words:
- considerable, giant, great, major
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| definition 2: |
When you do something tremendous, you do an excellent thing. When a play is tremendous, it is an excellent play.
People in the community did a tremendous job of creating a new little park in their neighborhood.The orchestra gave a tremendous performance last night.- synonyms:
- excellent, extraordinary, superior
- similar words:
- fabulous, fantastic, fine, giant, great, incredible, remarkable, terrific, wonderful
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| related words: |
big, mammoth, strong |
| derivations: |
tremendously (adv.), tremendousness (n.) |
Tremendous comes from a Latin word that means "to be trembled at."
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