Skip to content

terrific

/tɝˈɪfɪk/adjective3 syllables

Terrific means: extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers.

Synonyms for terrific16

adjective, as in extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous, phenomenal, extraordinary

adjective, as in causing extreme terror

terrifying, alarming

adjective, as in very great or intense

intense

also used for terrific

brilliant, horrific

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does terrific mean?3

adjective

1

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers“a fantastic trip to the Orient”

2

causing extreme terror“a terrifying wail”

3

very great or intense“a terrific noise”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with terrific?5

four syllables

scientific
Show 40 near rhymes
livingbuildingthinkingenglishbritishgivingmissingdistrictvisitbeginningwinningfinishedfinishmrskillingsittingengineeringexistingwillingbringingdrinkingbuildingscommittedstatisticssingingshippingadmittedolympicfishinghittingolympicspickingswimmingprintedcriticsphysicslyricswisheslistingsubmitted

Terrific in a sentence

  • He's a terrific artist, but he's not much of an illustrator.sabretou
  • I hit on the terrific idea of cheating at cards by chance.hamsolo474
  • The performance received terrific applause from the audience.sundown
  • He came up with a terrific solution to the complex problem.CK
  • The natural sweet-fish broiled with salt is absolutely terrific.unknown
  • Algeria got its independence through a pretty terrific war of liberation.Amastan
  • I've tested these towels myself and they're terrific.Amastan
  • He had much more than brute force: he was a skilled and terrific basher.Cangarejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.