Tremendous
What it means
Exceptionally great in degree, quality, impact, or scale.
Reach for it when giving strong praise when the magnitude is genuinely notable
The volunteers made a tremendous difference to families waiting for repairs.
Words to choose between 8
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playful
Fits when exuberant, theatrical praise is welcome
Careful Stupendous is too showy for sober reporting.
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everyday
enormous
Fits when physical scale or amount is central
Careful Enormous says nothing about quality and can describe a serious problem.
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warm
Fits when enthusiastic informal quality praise fits
Careful Terrific focuses approval rather than size or impact.
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professional
Fits when quality or rarity exceeds the norm
Careful Exceptional is more measured and less about sheer magnitude.
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professional
Fits when something merits notice and explanation
Careful Remarkable is cooler and does not convey the same force.
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formal
Fits when the result lies well outside ordinary experience
Careful Extraordinary can sound inflated without a clear comparison.
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literary
Fits when vast degree deserves elevated emphasis
Careful Immense suits scale better than skill or effectiveness.
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literary
Fits when scale and lasting significance are both present
Careful Monumental overstates a large but temporary success.
Opposites 3
- slight
- ordinary
- negligible
Common phrases 3
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tremendous impact
The bus route had a tremendous impact on appointment attendance.
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tremendous effort
A tremendous effort is not automatically an efficient or sustainable one.
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tremendous success
The pilot was a tremendous success on access as well as enrollment.
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