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" (96 found)
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Closest matches (20)
Adjective(3 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (28)
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(12 words)
coercive forcingcoercive tacticcowcudgellingdauntdauntingdauntinglydeterdiscouragedissuadefear factorfearfully
Verb(1 words)
Related words (48)
Noun(18 words)
Verb(8 words)
Adjective(6 words)
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20 entriesbrowbeatingbullyingcoercive threatdauntinglyfearfullyfearsome presenceformal settingformidablyharassmenthigh stakes situationimposing figureimposing presencemenacing expressionmenacing lookominouslyoverwhelming presence
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Collocations
17 entriesintimidating appearanceintimidating atmosphereintimidating auraintimidating demeanorintimidating displayintimidating effectintimidating factorintimidating glareintimidating presenceintimidating questionsintimidating statisticsintimidating tacticsintimidatingly complexintimidatingly effectiveintimidatingly quietintimidatingly realistic
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Inflections
7 entriesintimidatedintimidatesintimidatingsmore intimidatingmore intimidatinglymost intimidatingmost intimidatingly
Derivations
5 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample 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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