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Powerful vs Tremendous - What's the difference?

powerful | tremendous |

As adjectives the difference between powerful and tremendous

is that powerful is having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence while tremendous is awe-inspiring; terrific.

powerful

English

Alternative forms

* powerfull * powreful * powrefull

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
  • The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
  • Synonyms

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    Antonyms

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    tremendous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • awe-inspiring; terrific.
  • Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
  • Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
  • Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
  • There was a tremendous outpouring of support.

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * tremendously