Synonyms for terrific
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Causing great fear
terrifying, dreadful, appalling; see frightful 1, terrible 1.
Unusually great or intense
shocking, thunderous, deafening, world-shaking, immense, tremendous; see also great 1, large 1.
Antonyms common*, ordinary, conventional.
*A general term of approval
superb, splendid, wonderful, marvellous; see excellent.
See terrific in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Causing great horror:
bloodcurdling, hair-raising, horrible, horrid, horrific. See fearExceptionally good of its kind:
ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine1, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, tiptop, top. (Informal) A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch. (Slang) boss. (Chiefly British) tophole. See goodParticularly excellent:
divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, wonderful. (Informal) dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. (Slang) cool, groovy, hot, keen1, neat, nifty. Idiom: out of this world. See good
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