Meaning & use

awesome

adjective·Everyday

Extremely impressive, admirable, or inspiring; in casual use, simply excellent.

See it in a sentence

The view from the mountaintop was truly awesome after the long climb.

She said the concert last night was awesome and wants to go again.

A note on using this word

In formal or older usage, awesome suggests fear or reverence, but everyday speech uses it simply to mean 'great.'

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

unimpressive

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