stupendously

adverb

Definition of stupendouslynext
as in highly
to a large extent or degree a stupendously successful Broadway debut

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Recent Examples of stupendously Apple’s business is doing fine, but its stock is doing stupendously. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 July 2026 Many of these models are trained on stupendously large datasets comprising material culled from online sources, from which broader statistical patterns can be extracted and discerned. — Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 Meantime — as semis grow stupendously overbought relative to their own uptrend — financials, consumer cyclicals and the equal-weight S & P 500 are all down a bit for the week. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025 Her fandom is stupendously large, kind and loyal. — Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stupendously
  1. highly
  2. greatly
  3. utterly
  4. considerably
  5. much
Adverb
  • Tennis has always been highly dependent on the weather; unlike in soccer or football, rain cancels or delays a match until the court is dry enough to be playable.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Government debt makes up more than 200% of its gross domestic product, leaving its finances highly sensitive to rising borrowing costs.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of highly
Adverb
  • But the way those retailers have reported those refunds and incorporated them into their earnings has differed greatly, leading to confusion about how to read the strength of their results and their future outlooks.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The new calendar was one part of a proposal from the owners that sought to greatly revise and limit baseball transactions.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of greatly
Adverb
  • This powerful dream sequence shows Sarah and the rest of Los Angeles utterly annihilated by a nuclear blast.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Fast-forward to today, and the brand’s shampoos, conditioners, hair oils, hair masks, and more are flying off the shelf—while the bond-repairing-product business is utterly booming.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of utterly
Adverb
  • Pushing it into hard motocross-style shenanigans will knock that time down considerably, of course.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Chelsea, despite missing out on a late move for Lamine Camara, and Tottenham have improved considerably, but that is more a reflection of previous dysfunction — and a lighter schedule — than inspired recruitment.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of considerably
Adverb
  • Chips built for bending The manufacturing process starts much like that used for conventional silicon wafers.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • How much longer will Ty Lue, one of the league’s very best coaches, want to stick around this mess?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of much

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“Stupendously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stupendously. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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