tremendous, huge, massive, enrmous

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Can I say "Everyone is looking for a massive results at the end of working year"?Can I say "Tremendous results means a lot of profits"?

Wilpeter · Accepted Answer

tremendous, huge, massive, enormous
Each expresses a very large physical condition.

Results need to be positive, and the adjective magnifies it. Tremendous is usually positive, whereas all four can be used negatively. Thus, “Everyone is looking for (a) massive results at the end of the working year.” This could be said negatively to mean bad results. By including a positive word between the modifier and the noun, you can ensure the positive meaning:
“Everyone is looking for massive/huge/tremendous/enormous growth results at the end of the working year.”
In business, ‘growth’ does not always mean profits; so it is not necessarily true to say, “Tremendous results means a lot of profits.” However, because people tend to assign a positive meaning to “tremendous results”, it can be used that way. In a particular year of development, prices may be lowered in order to increase ‘market share’ (growth) with the resulting lower profits.
Thus, you can have losses that are ‘tremendous/huge/massive/enormous’.
(Use either "a massive result" or "massive results".)

Samerrustom · Answer

Thank you for your assistance.

Can you give me some examples have negative meaning please?

Wilpeter · Answer

The company experienced enormous losses due to the massive impact of power cuts during the year. During a hurricane, tremendous winds caused areas of the mainland to suffer huge flooding.
Generally, when the word being modified is already negative, the modifier becomes negative.

tremendous, huge, massive, enrmous

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