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stupendous

adjective
stu·​pen·​dous | \ stu̇-ˈpen-dÉ™s How to pronounce stupendous (audio) , styu̇-\

Definition of stupendous

1 : causing astonishment or wonder : awesome, marvelous
2 : of amazing size or greatness : tremendous
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Other Words from stupendous

stupendously adverb
stupendousness noun

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monstrous, prodigious, tremendous, stupendous mean extremely impressive. monstrous implies a departure from the normal (as in size, form, or character) and often carries suggestions of deformity, ugliness, or fabulousness. the monstrous waste of the project prodigious suggests a marvelousness exceeding belief, usually in something felt as going far beyond a previous maximum (as of goodness, greatness, intensity, or size). made a prodigious effort and rolled the stone aside tremendous may imply a power to terrify or inspire awe. the tremendous roar of the cataract stupendous implies a power to stun or astound, usually because of size, numbers, complexity, or greatness beyond description. a stupendous volcanic eruption

Examples of stupendous in a Sentence

a person with stupendous wealth the stupendous engineering feats achieved by the ancient Romans

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 This environment makes for more stupendous conversations. — Wallace Baine, SFChronicle.com, "Q&A: Esalen co-founder Michael Murphy," 6 Sep. 2019 The river frontage along the Farmington is stupendous. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "A journey along the Farmington River in Bloomfield," 23 Aug. 2019 Or the Giants could get a stupendous prospect who is so young his team has not had to add him to the 40-man yet. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants mailbag: Make-or-break homestand? The rotation, Panik’s future, Belt’s slump," 5 Aug. 2019 The injury stopped a stupendous streak from Trout — even by his standards. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Mike Trout misses Astros-Angels game with injury," 15 July 2019 The Italy legend would call time on his career in 2010 after a brief stint at Al-Ahli Dubai, and then become a manager who exclusively manages teams that can pay him a stupendous amount of money. — SI.com, "Italy vs France: Where the 2006 World Cup Winners Are Today," 9 July 2019 This was a Coors Field classic in every sense, one the Astros sealed with a stupendous seventh inning. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros rally past Rockies in classic Coors slugfest," 3 July 2019 That first glimpse of the soaring, stupendous, and sweetly spooky Land of the Dead is breathtaking. — Allegra Frank, Vox, "All 21 Pixar movies, definitively ranked," 27 June 2019 Their stories tend to focus on Earth itself—eschewing galaxies far far away and long ago—while being conceived on a stupendous scale. — The Economist, "China’s grand, gloomy sci-fi is going global," 22 June 2019

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First Known Use of stupendous

1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for stupendous

Latin stupendus, gerundive of stupēre

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stupendous

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English Language Learners Definition of stupendous

: so large or great that it amazes you

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stupendous

adjective
stu·​pen·​dous | \ stu̇-ˈpen-dÉ™s How to pronounce stupendous (audio) , styu̇-\

Kids Definition of stupendous

: amazing especially because of great size or height

Other Words from stupendous

stupendously adverb

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