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Tremendous: Definition, Usage & Common Mistakes (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：extremely impressive (tremendous)

tremendous 🔊

/trəˈmendəs/

adj.

Extremely good or impressive; awesome.

Tremendous feeling of awe illustrated by a fan amazed at a concert.

extremely impressive 🔊

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/ɪkˈstriːmli ɪmˈprɛsɪv/

adj.

Describes something that is exceptionally good, outstanding, or awe-inspiring in quality or effect.

📁 Category：Entertainment & Sports 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'tremendus' (to be trembled at), from 'tremere' (to tremble).

💡 Mnemonic

TREMENDOUS praise requires TREMORS of excitement. Think of something so great it makes you tremble.

📖 Example

The singer gave a tremendous performance at the music festival, leaving the whole crowd cheering for more. 🔊 The singer delivered an extremely impressive performance at the music festival, causing the entire audience to cheer enthusiastically for an encore.

🔗 Collocations

tremendous success – an exceptionally positive outcome or achievement

tremendous effort – a great and commendable amount of work or energy expended

tremendous talent – exceptionally high natural ability or skill

🔄 Synonyms

excellent (adj.) – extremely good; of the highest quality

superb (adj.) – excellent; of the finest quality

outstanding (adj.) – exceptionally good; standing out from others

🚫 Antonyms

mediocre (adj.) – of only moderate quality; not very good

poor (adj.) – of a low or unsatisfactory standard

🌱 Derivatives

tremendously (adv.) – to an extremely great degree

📖 Cultural Story

Originating from Latin 'tremere' (to tremble), 'tremendous' first described something so great it inspired awe or fear. Over time, its intensity softened, now commonly used in positive contexts like 'tremendous success' or to denote very large size in business and media.

Meaning 2：huge (tremendous)

tremendous 🔊

/trəˈmendəs/

adj.

Very large or great in amount or size; huge.

Tremendous size difference shown between a small house and a skyscraper.

huge 🔊

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/hjuːdʒ/

adj.

Describes something that is very great in amount, scale, intensity, or degree.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The city has seen a tremendous growth in its green spaces over the past decade, with many new parks being built. 🔊 The city has experienced huge growth in its green spaces over the last ten years, marked by the construction of many new parks.

🔗 Collocations

tremendous amount – a very large quantity of something

tremendous pressure – a very high level of stress or force

tremendous size – very large physical dimensions

🔄 Synonyms

enormous (adj.) – very large in size, quantity, or extent

immense (adj.) – extremely large or great

colossal (adj.) – extremely large

🚫 Antonyms

tiny (adj.) – very small

minute (adj.) – extremely small

negligible (adj.) – so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering