🔄 Synonyms of "Formidable"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| impressive | Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. |
| alarming | Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening. |
| redoubtablenoun | (in a positive sense, sometimes humorous) Eliciting respect; awe-inspiring, imposing. |
| unnerving | Causing a deprivation of courage, strength, confidence, etc. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Formidable"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| redoubtable | (in a positive sense, sometimes humorous) Eliciting respect; awe-inspiring, imposing. |
| alarming | Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening. |
| impressive | Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. |
| unnerving | Causing a deprivation of courage, strength, confidence, etc. |
| awesome | (colloquial, Canada, US, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable. |
| severe | Very bad or intense. |
| terrific | Extremely good; excellent, amazing. |
| daunting | Discouraging; inspiring fear. |
| fierce | Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage. |
| fearsome | frightening, especially in appearance. |
| stern | Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner. |
| terrifying | Frightening or intimidating. |
| frightening | Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary. |
| challenging | Difficult, hard to do. |
| scary | (now chiefly informal) Causing fear or anxiety |
| harsh | Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses. |
| horrifying | Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific. |
| difficult | Hard, not easy, requiring much effort. |
| horrible | Causing horror; terrible; shocking. |
| dreaded | Causing fear, dread, or terror. |
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