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formidable

/ˈfɔɹmɪdəbəl/adjective4 syllables

Formidable means: inspiring fear.

Synonyms for formidable4

adjective, as in inspiring fear

redoubtable, unnerving, alarming

adjective, as in extremely impressive in strength or excellence

impressive

What does formidable mean?2

adjective

1

inspiring fear“the formidable prospect of major surgery”

2

extremely impressive in strength or excellence“a formidable opponent”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Formidable in a sentence

  • Weighing almost a ton, the mother giraffe is a formidable mother.Amastan
  • Chigurh operates outside the boundaries of conventional morality, making him a truly formidable adversary.Amastan
  • All those tricks he's got up his sleeve make him a formidable client.unknown
  • No government can be long secure without formidable opposition.raggione
  • Ninjas were trained from childhood to become formidable fighters.tieguy
  • Hezbollah is a formidable opponent to fight against.Amastan
  • It's a formidable asset against amnesia and colonizability.Igider
  • The pursuit of European history is a formidable task.janms

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