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stupendous
stu·pen·dous S0827500 (sto͞o-pĕn′dəs, styo͞o-)adj.1. So great in scope, degree, or importance as to amaze: a stupendous catastrophe.2. Extremely large in amount, extent, or size; enormous: stupendous wealth; a stupendous waterfall.3. Remarkable; outstanding: "Perhaps he had never possessed the necessary egoism, and was secretly relieved no longer having to be publicly stupendous" (Philip Roth). [From Late Latin stupendus, stunning, gerundive of Latin stupēre, to be stunned.] stu·pen′dous·ly adv.stu·pen′dous·ness n.stupendous (stjuːˈpɛndəs) adjastounding, wonderful, huge, etc[C17: from Latin stupēre to be amazed] stuˈpendously adv stuˈpendousness nstu•pen•dous (stuˈpɛn dəs, styu-) adj. 1. causing amazement; astounding; marvelous. 2. amazingly large or great; immense. [1965–70; < Latin stupendus, ger. of stupēre to be stunned; see -ous] stu•pen′dous•ly, adv. stu•pen′dous•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | stupendous - so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous field of grass"; "stupendous demand"colossal, prodigiousbig, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world" |
stupendousadjective1. wonderful, brilliant, amazing, stunning (informal), superb, overwhelming, fantastic (informal), tremendous (informal), fabulous (informal), surprising, staggering, marvellous, sensational (informal), breathtaking, phenomenal, astounding, prodigious, wondrous (archaic or literary), mind-boggling (informal), out of this world (informal), mind-blowing (informal), jaw-dropping, surpassing belief This stupendous novel keeps you gripped to the end. wonderful average, ordinary, mediocre, unremarkable, unimpressive, modest, petty, unsurprising, unexciting, no great shakes (informal)2. huge, vast, enormous, mega (slang), gigantic, colossal a stupendous amount of money huge tiny, diminutive, punystupendousadjective1. So remarkable as to elicit disbelief:amazing, astonishing, astounding, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, incredible, marvelous, miraculous, phenomenal, prodigious, unbelievable, wonderful, wondrous.2. Of extraordinary size and power:behemoth, Brobdingnagian, Bunyanesque, colossal, cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, herculean, heroic, huge, immense, jumbo, mammoth, massive, massy, mastodonic, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, prodigious, pythonic, titanic, tremendous, vast.Informal: walloping.Slang: whopping.Translationsstupendous (stjuˈpendəs) adjective astonishing or tremendous. 巨大的,驚人的 巨大的,惊人的 stupendous
Synonyms for stupendousadj wonderfulSynonyms- wonderful
- brilliant
- amazing
- stunning
- superb
- overwhelming
- fantastic
- tremendous
- fabulous
- surprising
- staggering
- marvellous
- sensational
- breathtaking
- phenomenal
- astounding
- prodigious
- wondrous
- mind-boggling
- out of this world
- mind-blowing
- jaw-dropping
- surpassing belief
Antonyms- average
- ordinary
- mediocre
- unremarkable
- unimpressive
- modest
- petty
- unsurprising
- unexciting
- no great shakes
adj hugeSynonyms- huge
- vast
- enormous
- mega
- gigantic
- colossal
AntonymsSynonyms for stupendousadj so remarkable as to elicit disbeliefSynonyms- amazing
- astonishing
- astounding
- fabulous
- fantastic
- fantastical
- incredible
- marvelous
- miraculous
- phenomenal
- prodigious
- unbelievable
- wonderful
- wondrous
adj of extraordinary size and powerSynonyms- behemoth
- Brobdingnagian
- Bunyanesque
- colossal
- cyclopean
- elephantine
- enormous
- gargantuan
- giant
- gigantesque
- gigantic
- herculean
- heroic
- huge
- immense
- jumbo
- mammoth
- massive
- massy
- mastodonic
- mighty
- monster
- monstrous
- monumental
- mountainous
- prodigious
- pythonic
- titanic
- tremendous
- vast
- walloping
- whopping
Synonyms for stupendousadj so great in size or force or extent as to elicit aweSynonymsRelated Words |