TREMENDOUS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TREMENDOUS?

Need another word that means the same as “tremendous”? Find 55 synonyms and 30 related words for “tremendous” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Tremendous” are: awful, frightful, terrible, enormous, fantastic, grand, howling, marvellous, marvelous, rattling, terrific, wonderful, wondrous, very great, huge, immense, colossal, massive, prodigious, stupendous, monumental, mammoth, vast, gigantic, giant, mighty, epic, monstrous, titanic, cosmic, towering, king-sized, king-size, gargantuan, herculean, brobdingnagian, very loud, deafening, booming, thundering, thunderous, roaring, resounding, crashing, excellent, magnificent, superb, splendid, glorious, sublime, lovely, delightful, first-class, first-rate, outstanding

Tremendous as an Adjective

Definitions of "Tremendous" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tremendous” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Very great in amount, scale, or intensity.
• Inspiring awe or dread.
• Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers.
• Extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree.
• Extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers.
• Extremely good or impressive; excellent.
• Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact.

Synonyms of "Tremendous" as an adjective (55 Words)

awful	Exceptionally bad or displeasing. The place smelled awful.
booming	(used of the voice or sound) deep and resonant. The booming economy of the 1920s.
brobdingnagian	Huge; relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Brobdingnag.
colossal	Extremely large or great. Colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple.
cosmic	Relating to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth. Cosmic matter.
crashing	Complete; total (used for emphasis. A crashing bore.
deafening	Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss. The music reached a deafening crescendo.
delightful	Greatly pleasing or entertaining. A delightful secluded garden.
enormous	Very large in size, quantity, or extent. Enormous expenses.
epic	Relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics. These CEOs are paid salaries and bonuses in the millions despite their epic failures.
excellent	Very good; of the highest quality. Their results are excellent.
fantastic	Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers. Fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel.
first-class	Very good;of the highest quality.
first-rate	Of the highest quality.
frightful	Extremely distressing. A frightful crime of decapitation.
gargantuan	Enormous. A gargantuan appetite.
giant	Used in names of very large animals and plants e g giant hogweed giant tortoise. A giant meteorite.
gigantic	Of very great size or extent; huge or enormous. Gigantic disappointment.
glorious	Having, worthy of, or bringing fame or admiration. A glorious work of art.
grand	Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers. A grand purpose.
herculean	Extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules. Herculean exertions.
howling	Filled with or characterized by howling. A howling success.
huge	Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope. While he may be unknown in the American mainstream he s huge in Britain.
immense	Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope. At vast or immense expense.
king-size	Extra large.
king-sized	Extra large.
lovely	Very pleasant or enjoyable; delightful. We ve had a lovely day.
magnificent	Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive. She paid tribute to their magnificent efforts.
mammoth	So exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth. A mammoth ship.
marvellous	Extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers. You have done a marvellous job.
marvelous	Being or having the character of a miracle. A marvelous collection of rare books.
massive	(of a mineral) not visibly crystalline. Massive oak doors.
mighty	Having or showing great strength or force or intensity- Bulwer-Lytton. A mighty 450.
monstrous	Inhumanly or outrageously evil or wrong. It is a monstrous waste of money.
monumental	Of or serving as a monument. Einstein s monumental contributions to physics.
outstanding	Not yet paid, resolved, or dealt with. An outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom.
prodigious	Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree. Rumours of prodigious happenings such as monstrous births.
rattling	Making a series of knocking sounds. A rattling good story.
resounding	Characterized by resonance. The evening was a resounding success.
roaring	Behaving or living in a noisy riotous manner. Doing a roaring trade.
splendid	Very good;of the highest quality. He was a splendid teacher.
stupendous	Extremely impressive. Stupendous demand.
sublime	Inspiring awe- M.S.Dworkin- Hamilton Basso. Experiences that ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous.
superb	Used in names of birds with attractive or colourful plumage e g superb lyrebird. A superb actor.
terrible	Causing or likely to cause terror; sinister. I was terrible at basketball.
terrific	Very great or intense. His body presented a terrific emblem of death.
thundering	Extraordinarily big or impressive. A thundering bore.
thunderous	Relating to or resembling thunder. No goalkeeper cares to face his thunderous shots.
titanic	Of great force or power. A series of titanic explosions.
towering	Of great importance or influence. His towering anger.
vast	Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope. At vast or immense expense.
very great	Being the exact same one; not any other.
very loud	Precisely as stated.
wonderful	Extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers. They all think she s wonderful.
wondrous	Extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers. This wondrous city.

Usage Examples of "Tremendous" as an adjective

• A tremendous fact in human experience; that a whole civilization should be dependent on technology.
• A plane took off with a tremendous noise.
• The crew did a tremendous job.
• Tremendous sweeping plains.
• There was a tremendous explosion.
• Penny put in a tremendous amount of time.
• A tremendous achievement.

Associations of "Tremendous" (30 Words)

armful	The quantity that can be contained in the arms. Most of us will end up with armfuls of stuff we do not need.
big	In a major way. A big voice.
bulky	(of a person) heavily built. A bulky overcoat clad figure.
colossal	Extremely large or great. A colossal mistake.
colossus	A person or thing of enormous size, importance, or ability. The Russian Empire was the colossus of European politics.
disservice	An act intended to help that turns out badly. You have done a disservice to the African people by ignoring this fact.
elephantine	Of great mass; huge and bulky. There was an elephantine thud from the bathroom.
enormous	Extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree. An enormous boulder.
gargantuan	Enormous. A gargantuan appetite.
giant	Used in names of very large animals and plants e g giant hogweed giant tortoise. A giant among sportsmen.
gigantic	Of very great size or extent; huge or enormous. A gigantic redwood.
huge	Of great importance or seriousness. She s made a huge mistake.
immense	Extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree. The cost of restoration has been immense.
large	A garment size for a large person. Played a large role in the negotiations.
largeness	The capacity to understand a broad range of topics. A man distinguished by the largeness and scope of his views.
mammoth	So exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth. A mammoth multinational corporation.
massive	Very successful or influential. A massive rampart of stone.
monstrosity	A thing, especially a building, which is very large and unsightly. Had my tone of reason in the face of monstrosity finally registered.
monstrous	Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous. No excess was too monstrous for them to commit.
odds	The ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way. It is possible for the race to be won at very long odds.
ogre	(folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings. It is clear that I am no ogre.
oversize	Larger than normal for its kind.
oversized	Larger than normal for its kind. An oversized T shirt.
prodigious	So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe. The stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel.
proportion	Give pleasant proportions to. A building of vast proportions.
ratio	The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient. The ratio of average prices to average salaries is at its lowest number for years.
scads	A large number or quantity. They raised scads of children.
sized	Having the surface treated or coated with sizing. A grapefruit sized lump.
stupendous	Extremely impressive. The most stupendous views.
titanic	Of exceptional strength, size, or power. A series of titanic explosions.