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 the Era Invitational, Theo’s size worked to his advantage tremendously. —Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024

The southpaw hasn't voiced any disdain for the franchise and the Braves value him tremendously. —David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

This month alone, horror has produced two No. 1 movies in the U.S., with the tremendously gory Terrifier 3 grossing nearly $27 million in its first week, and Smile 2 following up with a $31 million debut of its own. —Chris Dobstaff, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

On the bye: The bye will definitely help me tremendously. —Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1669, in the meaning defined above