Synonyms of terrific

terrific

adjective

tə-ˈri-fik 

1

as in excellent

of the very best kind

you've done a terrific job on this report

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• wonderful
• great
• superb
• fantastic
• awesome
• lovely
• fabulous
• beautiful
• marvelous
• marvellous
• stellar
• fine
• prime
• hot
• neat
• classic
• famous
• splendid
• quality
• cool
• heavenly
• sensational
• exceptional
• good
• first-rate
• top-notch
• superlative
• divine
• brave
• first-class
• superior
• immense
• nifty
• slick
• fab
• top
• cracking
• dandy
• grand
• high-class
• choice
• unsurpassed
• noble
• swell
• sterling
• crackerjack
• top-shelf
• dynamite
• decent
• groovy
• fantabulous
• topping
• par excellence
• keen
• too much
• banner
• prize
• peachy
• blue-ribbon
• radical
• out of this world
• mean
• frontline
• better
• topflight
• blue-chip
• first-string
• bang-up
• number one
• righteous
• gone
• special
• No. 1
• primo
• supernal
• capital
• gangbuster
• dope
• bumper
• A1
• boss
• out-of-sight
• tip-top
• gangbusters
• top-of-the-line
• peachy keen
• adequate
• bully
• boffo
• corking
• wizard
• jim-dandy
• prizewinning
• satisfactory
• five-star
• hype
• A-OK
• gilt-edge
• brag
• acceptable
• down
• okay
• bonny
• four-star
• bonnie
• phat
• gilt-edged
• traditional
• numero uno
• tolerable
• classical
• all right
• OK
• passable
• premium
• fancy
• high-grade
• standard
• select
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• terrible
• poor
• awful
• lousy
• atrocious
• pathetic
• vile
• wretched
• rotten
• bad
• unsatisfactory
• inferior
• substandard
• execrable
• low-grade
• mediocre
• middling
• second-class
• second-rate

2

as in horrific

extremely disturbing or repellent

a terrific murder that sickened even hard-bitten police officers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• horrific
• gruesome
• terrible
• shocking
• horrible
• nightmare
• frightening
• horrifying
• terrifying
• dreadful
• awful
• scary
• hideous
• appalling
• nightmarish
• grisly
• horrid
• frightful
• atrocious
• ghastly
• sickening
• horrendous
• monstrous
• macabre
• disgusting
• formidable
• lurid
• alarming
• fearful
• ugly
• grewsome
• dire
• loathsome
• fearsome
• offensive
• obscene
• redoubtable
• intimidating
• grotesque
• disagreeable
• repulsive
• revolting
• direful
• deplorable
• abominable
• gut-wrenching
• obnoxious
• abhorrent
• heinous
• odious
• repugnant
• unspeakable
• forbidding
• evil
• hair-raising
• heart-stopping
• distasteful
• vile
• bloodcurdling
• nauseating
• noxious
• noisome
• unsightly
• foul

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delightful
• pleasant
• attractive
• delicious
• welcome
• enjoyable
• appealing
• satisfying
• agreeable
• pleasurable
• pleasing
• delectable
• enticing
• inviting
• soothing
• comforting
• cheering

Examples of terrific in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just follow 128 That’s California Highway 128, which is a terrific jaunt, heading west from Winters through Napa to the coast. —Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024

This year we’ve been blessed with a number of terrific series. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024

Sure enough, JPMorgan’s numbers were terrific, but Wells Fargo was nothing short of great, especially with what was a bottoming in NII as well as some huge investment banking numbers and some excellent commentary about the U.S. economy. —Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2024

Love was terrific against the Cardinals, tying his career-high with four touchdown passes. —Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024