phenomenal meaning
phenomenal :
extraordinarily good, impressive
adjective
▪ She did a phenomenal job on the project.
▪ She did an impressively good job on the project.
▪ The team's performance was phenomenal this season.
▪ The team's performance was exceptionally good this season.
paraphrasing
▪ outstanding – exceptionally good
▪ remarkable – impressively good
▪ extraordinary – very unusual and impressive
▪ incredible – hard to believe because so good
Pronunciation
phenomenal [fəˈnɒm.ɪ.nəl]
The stress is on the second syllable 'nom', and sounds like 'fuh-NOM-ih-nuhl'.
Common phrases and grammar about phenomenal
phenomenal - Common meaning
adjective
extraordinarily good, impressive
Part of Speech Changes for "phenomenal"
▪ phenomenally (adverb) – in an extraordinarily good way
▪ phenomenology (noun) – the study of phenomena
Common Expressions with "phenomenal"
▪ phenomenal success – very impressive success
▪ phenomenal effort – very impressive effort
▪ phenomenal achievement – outstanding achievement
▪ phenomenal growth – very impressive growth
Important examples of phenomenal in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC word questions, phenomenal is used to describe something exceptionally good or impressive.
Example of a confusing word: nominal (minimal or in name only)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, phenomenal is used as an adjective to modify nouns.
phenomenal
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
a phenomenal achievement
means 'an outstanding achievement', used when describing exceptional accomplishments.
Differences between similar words and phenomenal
phenomenal
,
outstanding
differences
phenomenal means exceptionally good, while outstanding means very good but not necessarily extraordinary.
phenomenal
,
incredible – phenomenal means extremely good, incredible means hard to believe because so good.
differences
phenomenal describes something as exceptionally good, while incredible emphasizes being hard to believe due to quality.
Words with the same origin as phenomenal
The origin of phenomenal
The word's etymology comes from the Greek word 'phainomenon,' meaning an observable event.
Word structure
It has the root 'phenomenon' and the suffix 'al', so 'phenomenal' means related to phenomena or impressive events.
Words with the same origin
phenomenon
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