Synonyms for Formidable

Synonyms for "formidable" (166 found)

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Closest matches (34)

abstruse alarming appalling arduous astonishing astoundingawe inspiringawe-inspiring awesome awful brutal burdensome challenging complex conspicuous critical daunting delicate demanding difficile

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difficult dire direful dread dreaded dreadful earnest effortful egregious

Adjective(4 words)

augean burlycorporeal presencedaunting

Noun(1 words)

dreadnought

Strong matches (49)

exacting exceptional extraordinary fabulous fantastic fantastical fatal fateful fearful fell freaky frightening frightful ghastly ghoulish grave grim grisly gruesome hairy

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hardhard earnedhard foughthard-earned hard-fought heavy herculean hideous horrendous horrible horrid horrific horrifying important imposing impressive incredible indomitable intimidating

Verb(1 words)

feared

Adjective(6 words)

fearsome fiendish grizzlier imposing impressive insurmountable

Noun(3 words)

forbiddinggrizzly beargrozny

Related words (83)

Adjective(12 words)

intimidating majestic mightiest monstrousmountainous terrainpowerful industrialistpuissant redoubtable remarkablestiff competitiontough opponentunnerving

intricate jawbreaking knotted knotty labored laborious macabre marked marvelous mean menacing mighty mind-blowing mind-boggling morbid mountainousno picnicnot easynotable noteworthy

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Noun(1 words)

looming

Verb(1 words)

overawing

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

3 entries

excellence impressiveness quality

More specific

7 entries

achievement featformidable obstacleformidable opponentformidable taskmilestone performance

Collocations

6 entries

formidable challengeformidable obstacleformidable opponentformidable reputationformidable strengthformidable task

Inflections

2 entries

more formidablemost formidable

Derivations

3 entries

formidability formidableness formidably

similar

2 entries

alarming impressive

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The wrestler has a formidable grip.

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He is a formidable opponent.

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All those tricks he's got up his sleeve make him a formidable client.

Source: tatoeba (72002)

Formidable looking spiders do not attack people.

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