Meaning & Definition of Tremendous in English

1. Extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

• "An enormous boulder"

• "Enormous expenses"

• "Tremendous sweeping plains"

• "A tremendous fact in human experience

• That a whole civilization should be dependent on technology"- walter lippman

• "A plane took off with a tremendous noise"

2. Extraordinarily good or great

• Used especially as intensifiers

• "A fantastic trip to the orient"

• "The film was fantastic!"

• "A howling success"

• "A marvelous collection of rare books"

• "Had a rattling conversation about politics"

• "A tremendous achievement"

3. Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

• "In a frightful hurry"

• "Spent a frightful amount of money"