The challenges are daunting, but we can overcome them.
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Daunting
//ˈdɔːntɪŋ//
Synonyms for "daunting" (32 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Adjective(2 words)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (16)
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
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9 entriesderived
4 entriesderived from
1 entriesform of
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
53 translations across 11 languages.
Czech
4 entries- odrazující adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- ohromující adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
- skličující adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- znepokojivý adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
Dutch
4 entries- beangstigend adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- indrukwekkend adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
- intimiderend adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- intimiderend adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
Finnish
2 entries- musertava adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
- pelottava adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
French
4 entries- colossal adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
- décourageant adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- intimidant adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- monumental adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
German
4 entries- abschreckend adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- beängstigend adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- einschüchternd adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- einschüchternd adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
Italian
4 entries- avvilente adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- desolante adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
- devastante adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
- impressionante adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
Russian
4 entries- обескураживающий adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
- ошеломляющий adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
- пугающий adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- устраша́ющий adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- obeshrabrujuće adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- obeshrabrujuće adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
- strahotno adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
Spanish
4 entries- abrumador adj (appearing to be difficult — see also challenging)
- desalentador adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
- desalentador adj (appearing to be difficult — see also challenging)
- desmoralizante adj (appearing to be difficult — see also challenging)
Swedish
1 entries- överväldigande adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
Turkish
3 entries- cesaret kırıcı adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
- göz korkutucu adj (discouraging; inspiring fear)
- sindirici adj (intimidatingly impressive — see also awe-inspiring, overwhelming)
Sample sentences
26 total sentences available.
It was a daunting task.
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This is a daunting task.
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This can be a daunting task.
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