terrific

Extremely good or enjoyable.

• You look terrific!
• We had a terrific time at the beach.
• She did a terrific job with the garden.

Similar words: excellent, great, wonderful

Opposites: terrible

Common phrases: terrific idea, terrific job, feel terrific

Very great in strength, speed, amount, or degree.

• There was a terrific noise.
• The ball hit the wall with terrific force.
• They worked at a terrific pace to finish.

Similar words: tremendous, enormous, immense

Common phrases: terrific speed, terrific force, terrific noise, terrific effort

Causing great fear.

• A terrific roar frightened us.
• The sailors faced a terrific storm that night.
• The monster was a terrific sight in the darkness.

Similar words: terrifying, frightening

Common phrases: terrific storm, terrific sight, terrific roar