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  1. formidable:


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Detailed Synonyms for formidable in English

formidable:

formidable adj

  1. formidable
  2. formidable
    – inspiring fear 1
    formidable; unnerving; redoubtable
    – inspiring fear 1
    • formidable adj
      • the formidable prospect of major surgery1
    • unnerving adj
      • something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall1
    • redoubtable adj
      • a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic1
  3. formidable
    – extremely impressive in strength or excellence 1
    formidable
    – extremely impressive in strength or excellence 1
    • formidable adj
      • a formidable opponent1
      • the challenge was formidable1
      • had a formidable array of compositions to his credit1
      • the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal1

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Related Definitions for "formidable":

  1. inspiring fear1
    • the formidable prospect of major surgery1
  2. extremely impressive in strength or excellence1
    • a formidable opponent1
    • the challenge was formidable1
    • had a formidable array of compositions to his credit1
    • the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal1