stupendous
adjective
Synonyms
- amazing
- astonishing
- astounding
- awesome
- awful
- eye-opening
- fabulous
- marvelous
- marvellous
- miraculous
- portentous
- prodigious
- staggering
- stunning
- sublime
- surprising
- wonderful
- wondrous
Example Sentences
Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022 Odenkirk was as stupendous as Seehorn; fill their next couple Septembers with Emmys. Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Suffice to say, the wolves do f--- with Neeson and the swiftly dwindling number of his fellow survivors in filmmaker Joe Carnahan's stupendous survival thriller. Clark Collis, EW.com, 19 Aug. 2022 Microsoft’s move in January to spend a stupendous $68.7 billion on Activision Blizzard was supposed to signal a golden era dawning for the video game sector. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022 Acceleration is stupendous, but so too is the braking. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 July 2022 Wouldn’t that be stupendous, to have the heavens crack open at the climax of the play! Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022 What Lurhmann grasps is that the Vegas years, in their white-suited glitz way, were trailblazing and stupendous — and that Col. Parker, in his greedy way, was a showbiz visionary for booking Elvis into that setting. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 May 2022 The two-and-a-half-hour tour ($102 per person) unfolds on a plucky Pinzgauer, an Austrian 4WD transport, and rewards you with views and waterfalls including stupendous if deceptively named Dry Falls. Andrew Nelson, WSJ, 19 May 2022 See More Word History
Latin stupendus, gerundive of stupēre
1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
stupendous
adjective
stupendous
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- amazing
- wonderful
- astonishing
- miraculous
- marvellous
- incredible
- marvelous
- stunning
- sublime
- surprising
- staggering
- extraordinary
- awesome
- impressive
- remarkable
- wondrous
- spectacular
- astounding
- prodigious
- fabulous
- portentous
- awful
- unbelievable
- outstanding
- fascinating
- unusual
- phenomenal
- unimaginable
- inconceivable
- interesting
- incomprehensible
- unique
- unthinkable
- exciting
- eye-opening
- striking
- rare
- enchanting
- sensational
- uncommon
- notable
- noticeable
- charming
- attractive
- conspicuous
- unwonted
- smashing
- singular
- mind-boggling
- mind-blowing
- attracting
- enthralling
- alluring
- bewitching
- enlightening
- entertaining
- invigorating
- captivating
- enlivening
- energizing
- beguiling
- mind-bending
- galvanizing
- animating
- stimulating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- unremarkable
- unimpressive
- tedious
- monotonous
- uninteresting
- usual
- typical
- ordinary
- boring
- uninspiring
- dull
- normal
- unexceptional
- tiring
- mundane
- wearisome
- common
- customary
- weary
- uninspired
- wearying
- exhausting
- draining
- fatiguing
- debilitating
- discouraging
- enervating
- jading
- wearing
- dispiriting
- disheartening
- demoralizing
- enfeebling
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of stupendous are monstrous, prodigious, and tremendous. While all these words mean "extremely impressive," stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description.
The words monstrous and stupendous are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness.
Although the words prodigious and stupendous have much in common, prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size).
While in some cases nearly identical to stupendous, tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe.