Don't worry. He may look intimidating at first glance, but he's actually a very friendly person.
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Intimidating
Synonyms for "intimidating" (39 found)
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Related words (19)
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3 entriesform of
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
1 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 10 languages.
Bikol Central
1 entries- makataha adj (threatening)
Catalan
1 entries- intimidatori adj (threatening)
Finnish
2 entries- pelottava adj (threatening)
- uhkaava adj (threatening)
French
1 entries- intimidant adj (threatening)
German
1 entries- einschüchternd adj (threatening)
Greek
1 entries- απειλητικός adj (threatening)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- truande adj (threatening)
Russian
1 entries- пугающий adj (threatening)
Spanish
1 entries- intimidante adj (threatening)
Swedish
2 entries- respektingivande adj (threatening)
- skrämmande adj (threatening)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
It's a bit intimidating.
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I don't find it intimidating.
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Tom felt demoralised by his boss's intimidating behaviour.
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