super-duper

adjective

ˈsü-pər-ˈdü-pər How to pronounce super-duper (audio)
Definition of super-dupernext
as in huge
unusually large their super-duper ice cream sundaes are true diet busters

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Recent Examples of super-duper For those who don’t speak YDS, that translates to really super-duper flippin’ hard. — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026 Rick got super-duper lucky to end up with Christian and Emily, while Joe got a particularly bad draw. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026 On June 12, 2018, Megan and Nilsson Thore released their second book together, Ett super-duper-fantastiskt campingäventyr, which translates to A Super-Duper-Awesome Camping Adventure. — Kelsey Lentz, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026 An earlier model of the killer girl 'bot was turned into a lethal weapon by the military but has gone rogue, and M3GAN's inventor (Allison Williams) needs to give the original a super-duper upgrade to stop the deadly newcomer. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for super-duper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for super-duper
  1. huge
  2. giant
  3. gigantic
  4. vast
  5. tremendous
  6. enormous
  7. massive
  8. colossal
Adjective
  • Golden Tempo, meanwhile, assumed his position near the back of the field as his deep closing style has delivered huge glory in the past.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • At least 788 people have been killed in Nepal following huge torrents along the Nepal-China border on Wednesday, according to local police.
    — Bhadra Sharma, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of huge
Adjective
  • What’s more, engineers will also be able to use the giant crane in the growing offshore wind industry.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The filming site was an empty office building in Fremont, California, and the explosion was real; pyrotechnician Tom Fisher used hundreds of gallons of gas to create that giant fireball.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of giant
Adjective
  • Or mapping a gigantic sailboat mural on the wall of her living room.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Kneeling beside the fallen buck, Charles, an avid trophy bowhunter, ran his hands over the gigantic rack.
    — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of gigantic
Adjective
  • South Florida’s vast Caribbean diaspora knows that consuls general come and go.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Dark matter and dark energy, also not yet directly observed, together are the source of the vast majority of energy in the universe, but their physical natures are unknown.
    — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of vast
Adjective
  • Keenum, in his 15th season, remains a tremendous resource for both younger quarterbacks.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • First of all, with its WFI, it's meant to process a tremendous amount of data in relatively short periods of time in order to survey gigantic zones of our cosmos.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of tremendous
Adjective
  • That's an enormous battery for a PHEV – sufficiently large that for many owners, the gasoline engine could remain largely dormant during normal commuting.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The sport generates enormous media and sponsorship revenues, drives conference realignment and finances many of the other sports that universities operate.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of enormous
Adjective
  • However, fundraising on such a massive scale has also heightened market concerns over long-term capacity oversupply.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Trump then argued that a massive renovation of the building can’t be completed without his fundraising – and recognition for it with his name on the building and grounds – even though Congress appropriated $257 million for the project.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of massive
Adjective
  • In a statement posted on social media, Obama highlighted Parton’s humble roots, colossal impact in music and Hollywood, and her philanthropic work.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Phuket, Thailand’s largest island in the Andaman Sea, is home to a colossal 147-foot marble statue known as Big Buddha and revered for its white-sand beaches.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of colossal

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“Super-duper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/super-duper. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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