Definition of STUPENDOUS

stupendous

Adjective Satellite

  • so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
    • "a stupendous field of grass"
    • "stupendous demand"

Adj

  • Astonishingly great or large; huge; enormous.
  • Of stunning excellence or degree; marvelous.

Examples

  • One cannot appreciate how stupendous the Matterhorn is without seeing it.
  • The renovator created a stupendous new look for our house.

Origin / Etymology

First attested from 1547, from Late Latin stupendus (“stunning, amazing”), from the verb stupeō (“(I) am stunned”). Doublet of stupend (which is obsolete), and related to stupor and stupid.

Antonyms

stupid

Scrabble Score: 13

stupendous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
stupendous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stupendous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

stupendous: valid Words With Friends Word