tremendously

adverb

tre·men·dous·ly tri-ˈmen-dəs-lē

Synonyms of tremendously

: 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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Gary hasn’t been tremendously present around the Raiders since Klint got the job — this was his first public appearance at a practice. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026 The owner, who Koopmans says has a much bigger yacht and is tremendously experienced on the water, plans to operate the Zeelander 5 without a crew. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026 Kauai, a rural island of 70,000 people, is tremendously insular and interconnected. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026 The oil was tremendously valuable to the people of Venezuela. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tremendously

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First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tremendously was in 1669

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tremendously

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