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Synonyms for terrific

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  1. Causing great fear

    terrifying, dreadful, appalling; see frightful 1, terrible 1.

  2. Unusually great or intense

    shocking, thunderous, deafening, world-shaking, immense, tremendous; see also great 1, large 1.

    Antonyms common*, ordinary, conventional.

  3. *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
  1. Causing great horror:

    bloodcurdling, hair-raising, horrible, horrid, horrific. See fear
  2. Exceptionally 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 good
  3. Particularly 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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