terrific
adjective /təˈrɪfɪk/
/təˈrɪfɪk/
- (informal) excellent; wonderful
- I feel absolutely terrific today!
- She's doing a terrific job.
- You look terrific in that dress.
- He was really terrific when I was in trouble.
- That’s terrific news!
- (ironic) So nobody’s coming. Terrific!
Synonyms greatgreat- cool
- fantastic
- fabulous
- terrific
- brilliant
- awesome
- epic
- great (informal) very good; giving a lot of pleasure:
- We had a great time in Madrid.
- cool (informal) used to show that you admire or approve of something, often because it is fashionable, attractive or different:
- I think their new song’s really cool.
- fantastic (informal) extremely good; giving a lot of pleasure:
- ‘How was your holiday?’ ‘Fantastic!’
- fabulous (informal) extremely good:
- Jane’s a fabulous cook.
- terrific (informal) extremely good; wonderful:
- She’s doing a terrific job.
- brilliant (British English, informal), extremely good; wonderful:
- ‘How was the show?’ ‘Brilliant!’
- awesome (informal, especially North American English) very good, impressive or great fun:
- The show was just awesome.
- epic (informal) very good, impressive or great fun:
- The adventure and action are truly epic in scope.
- to have a(n) great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome time
- to look/sound great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- really great/cool/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome
- absolutely great/fantastic/fabulous/terrific/brilliant/awesome/epic
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- We came back from holiday feeling terrific.
- He's terrific with animals.
- She's terrific at chess.
- (informal) very large; very great
- I've got a terrific amount of work to do.
- We drove along at a terrific speed.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally referring to something that causes terror): from Latin terrificus, from terrere ‘frighten’.