tremendously

adverb

tre·​men·​dous·​ly tri-ˈmen-dəs-lē How to pronounce tremendously (audio)
: 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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But across the history of conservation science, human behavior change has been tremendously under-researched and under-resourced, notes Diogo Veríssimo, of the University of Oxford, England, who heads the International Union for Conservation of Nature Behavior Change Task Force. Lesley Evans Ogden, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025 On the other end, Oklahoma City’s offense was tremendously efficient. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 22 May 2025 Baseball takes a lot of strength, so those extra lifts helped me tremendously. Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025 These five tips have helped me tremendously on my journey to success. Julie Murphy, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tremendously

Word History

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tremendously. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

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