formidable in English dictionary

  • formidable

    Meanings and definitions of "formidable"

    • causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality; commanding respect
    • adjective
      Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment
    • adjective
      Difficult to defeat or overcome
    • difficult to defeat or overcome
    • causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality
    • adjective
      extremely impressive in strength or excellence; "a formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable"; "had a formidable array of compositions to his credit"; "the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal"
    • adjective
      inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall"

    Synonyms of "formidable" in English dictionary

    alarming, unnerving, impressive are the top synonyms of "formidable" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of formidable

    • formidable ( comparative more formidable, superlative most formidable)
    • formidable (comparative more formidable, superlative most formidable)
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