tremendously

adverb

tre·​men·​dous·​ly tri-ˈmen-dəs-lē How to pronounce tremendously (audio)
Synonyms of tremendouslynext
: to a great or tremendous extent : extremely
a tremendously important decision
a tremendously impressive performance
It was tremendously depressing for me to work there, and it happened that I was not enjoying going to work, so I requested a transfer.Sydney Lewis
In between is the real movie: the kinetic beauty of parkour, captured in tremendously enjoyable high-speed sequences that, once again, draw energy from the photogenic beauty of everyday New York City landscapes.Lisa Schwarzbaum

Examples of tremendously in a Sentence

I'm tremendously upset I didn't get into that university
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The resistance, the collaboration, the occupation — these things tremendously marked and traumatized the continent, especially France. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 May 2026 Ferrell gelled with each of them and everybody else, doing the Will Ferrell thing, which still works tremendously well after all these years. Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026 Like Madigan and Moore, Anderson is a veteran actor who is tremendously well-liked and respected. Juan Claudio Matossian, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026 But that estimation, The New York Times reported, has grown tremendously. Mike Stunson, USA Today, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tremendously

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tremendously was in 1669

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“Tremendously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tremendously. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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