tremendously

adverb

tre·​men·​dous·​ly tri-ˈmen-dəs-lē 

: 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

Synonyms

• astronomically
• big-time
• broadly
• colossally
• considerably
• enormously
• extensively
• greatly
• highly
• hugely
• largely
• massively
• monstrously
• monumentally
• much
• sizably
• staggeringly
• stupendously
• utterly
• vastly

Examples of tremendously in a Sentence

I'm tremendously upset I didn't get into that university

Recent Examples on the Web

In a business context, Schwartz said Axios HQ currently has 700 clients, all of whom use a tool that’s grown and been refined tremendously over time. —Steven Aquino, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024

Others have figured out how to deal with droughts by developing the ability to be tremendously frugal with their internal water use — prickly pear cactus. —Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024

Kathy Bates says her weight loss has helped tremendously with her work as an actress. —Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024

Furthermore, the attention on its athletes — known as B-boys and B-girls — has increased tremendously since Paris. —Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above