Daunt

/dɔnt/

Synonyms for "daunt" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Strong matches (33)

Verb(7 words)
demoralizesdeterdiscouragediscourage effortdissuadefrighten awayfrighten off
Noun(2 words)
Adjective(2 words)

Related words (55)

horrifyintimidatekeep downkeep underkid out oflord it overmenaceoppressoveraweoverbearovermasteroverrideparalyzepress heavy onput offremonstraterepressride override roughshod overscare
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shakestopsubjugatesuppresstalk out ofterrifyterrorizethreatenthwarttrample downtrample upontread downtread upontyrannizetyrannize overunmanunnerveunpersuadeupsetwalk all overwalk overwarnweigh heavy on
Noun(2 words)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries
cause feardiscourage actionintimidate

More specific

2 entries

Collocations

6 entries
daunting assignmentdaunting challengedaunting examdaunting problemdaunting taskdaunting workload

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"Nor in my madness kept my purpose low, / but vowed, if e'er should happier chance invite, / and bring me home a conqueror, even so / my comrade's death with vengeance to requite. / My words aroused his wrath; thence evil's earliest blight. / Thenceforth Ulysses sought with slanderous tongue / to daunt me, scattering in the people's ear / dark hints, and looked for partners of his wrong; / nor rested, till with Calchas' aid, the seer..."

Source: tatoeba (6809096)

'As oft, to daunt them, in the act to fly, / storms lashed the deep, and Southern gales withstand.'

Source: tatoeba (6811403)

The prospect was almost enough to daunt her.

Source: tatoeba (12426373)

I won't let any personal defeat daunt me.

Source: tatoeba (12973194)

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