What is another word for formidable?
536 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ fɔːmˈɪdəbə͡l], [ fɔːmˈɪdəbəl], [ f_ɔː_m_ˈɪ_d_ə_b_əl]
Formidable is a word that expresses strength, power, and even intimidation. It may be used to describe a person, an animal, an idea, or a situation. Its synonyms include intimidating, daunting, imposing, powerful, overwhelming, impressive, and difficult.
Intimidating carries the sense of causing fear or unease, while daunting implies a sense of discouragement or intimidation due to difficulty or challenge. imposing refers to something that commands attention or respect due to its size or presence. Powerful suggests great strength and effectiveness. Overwhelming conveys a sense of being too much to handle, while impressive implies admiration or respect for someone or something. Finally, difficult suggests a challenge that requires great effort or skill to overcome. All these synonyms capture the essence of what it means to be formidable.
Synonyms for Formidable:
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adj.
• dangerous • difficult- adverse ,
- backbreaker ,
- bothersome ,
- burdensome ,
- cantankerous ,
- complex ,
- complicated ,
- contrary ,
- cumbersome ,
- demanding ,
- easier said than done ,
- enigmatical ,
- finicky ,
- fussy ,
- grinding ,
- hard to explain ,
- hard to solve ,
- hard-won ,
- harsh ,
- laborious ,
- oppressive ,
- paradoxical ,
- rough ,
- severe ,
- strenuous ,
- stressful ,
- ticklish ,
- tight ,
- toilsome ,
- tough ,
- tricky ,
- troublesome ,
- trying ,
- up-stream ,
- uphill ,
- upstream ,
- wearing ,
- wearisome ,
- wearying ,
- galling ,
- involved ,
- meandering ,
- mystifying ,
- tangled .
- hardnosed ,
- liverish ,
- low-down and dirty ,
- low-down dirty ,
- the lowest ,
- toucher ,
- lowdown and dirty ,
- snide .
- no joke ,
- no laughing matter ,
- of consequence ,
- out for blood ,
- smoking ,
- sobering ,
- strictly business ,
- unamusing ,
- unhumorous ,
- feller ,
- playing hard ball .
- brawny ,
- clear cut ,
- energetic ,
- firm ,
- husky ,
- mettlesome ,
- mighty ,
- muscular ,
- potent ,
- powerful ,
- robust ,
- sinewy ,
- stable ,
- stout ,
- sturdy ,
- vigorous ,
- virile ,
- vital .
- Ender ,
- dis heartening ,
- dis maying ,
- dis-heartening ,
- dis-maying ,
- endest ,
- grodier ,
- grodiest ,
- more daunting ,
- more disheartening ,
- more dismaying ,
- more petrifying ,
- more scaring ,
- more unnerving ,
- most daunting ,
- most disheartening ,
- most dismaying ,
- most petrifying ,
- most scaring ,
- most unnerving ,
- un nerving ,
- un-nerving .
- awe inspiring ,
- aweinspiring ,
- grandest ,
- mind blowing ,
- mindblowing ,
- more horrifying ,
- more nervous ,
- more stupefying ,
- most horrifying ,
- most stupefying ,
- over whelming ,
- over-whelming .
- dis quieting ,
- dis-quieting ,
- in conceivable ,
- in-conceivable ,
- more grabber ,
- more traumatic ,
- most grabber ,
- most traumatic .
- fore boding ,
- fore-boding ,
- in exorable ,
- in tractable ,
- in-exorable ,
- in-tractable ,
- more foreboding ,
- more glowering ,
- more scowling ,
- more splenetic ,
- most crabbed ,
- most foreboding ,
- most glowering ,
- most scowling ,
- most splenetic ,
- re solute ,
- re-solute ,
- splenetic ,
- stern ,
- un relenting ,
- un-relenting .
- Nodulous ,
- mazier ,
- maziest ,
- more gordian ,
- more nodulous ,
- more ramified ,
- more reticular ,
- most gordian ,
- most nodulous ,
- most ramified ,
- most reticular ,
- reticular .
Other synonyms:
- heavy .
Other relevant words:
- Arousing ,
- Difficile ,
- Fatiguing ,
- Fiendish ,
- Irksome ,
- Jeopardous ,
- Moiling ,
- Operose ,
- abstruse ,
- affecting ,
- alarming ,
- all-powerful ,
- amazing ,
- astonishing ,
- astounding ,
- authoritative ,
- awe-inspiring ,
- awful ,
- back-breaking ,
- ballbuster ,
- bloodthirsty ,
- breathtaking ,
- brutal ,
- brutish ,
- challenging ,
- colossal ,
- compelling ,
- conspicuous ,
- convincing ,
- crabbed ,
- critical ,
- cruel ,
- crushing ,
- danger ,
- dangerous ,
- daunting ,
- delicate ,
- devastating ,
- devilish ,
- dismaying ,
- distressing ,
- dominant ,
- dread ,
- dreaded ,
- earnest ,
- earthshaking ,
- eerie ,
- effective ,
- effectual ,
- efficacious ,
- egregious ,
- elevated ,
- enormous ,
- evocative ,
- exceptional ,
- exciting ,
- exhausting ,
- extraordinary ,
- fabulous ,
- fantastic ,
- fantastical ,
- fatal ,
- fateful ,
- fell ,
- feral ,
- ferocious ,
- fierce ,
- forbidding ,
- forceful ,
- freaky ,
- frightening ,
- front line ,
- full of energy ,
- ghoulish ,
- gigantic ,
- glorious ,
- grandiose ,
- grave ,
- great ,
- grim ,
- grisly ,
- gruelling ,
- gruesome ,
- hair-raising ,
- hairy ,
- hard-earned ,
- hard-fought ,
- harrowing ,
- heartless ,
- hellacious ,
- herculean ,
- hideous ,
- high ,
- homicidal ,
- horrendous ,
- horrible ,
- horrid ,
- horrific ,
- horrifying ,
- huge ,
- illustrious ,
- immense ,
- important ,
- imposing ,
- impregnable ,
- incredible ,
- indomitable ,
- influential ,
- inhuman ,
- intimidating ,
- intricate ,
- irresistible ,
- knotted ,
- labored ,
- largish ,
- lurid ,
- macabre ,
- mammoth ,
- marked ,
- marvellous ,
- marvelous ,
- mean ,
- menacing ,
- merciless ,
- mind-blowing ,
- mind-boggling ,
- monstrous ,
- monumental ,
- morbid ,
- mountainous ,
- moving ,
- murder ,
- murderous ,
- no picnic ,
- not easy ,
- notable ,
- noteworthy ,
- noticeable ,
- of mark ,
- outstanding ,
- overpowering ,
- overwhelming ,
- painful ,
- painfully ,
- parlous ,
- perilous ,
- persuasive ,
- petrifying ,
- pick-and-shovel ,
- pitiless ,
- portentous ,
- prodigious ,
- profound ,
- provocative ,
- puissant ,
- redoubtable ,
- remarkable ,
- revolting ,
- rough go ,
- rude ,
- ruthless ,
- savage ,
- serious ,
- shocking ,
- signal ,
- slavish ,
- sober ,
- solemn ,
- spiny ,
- spooky ,
- squally ,
- staggering ,
- startling ,
- steep ,
- sticky ,
- stiff ,
- stimulating ,
- stirring ,
- striking ,
- stunning ,
- stupefying ,
- stupendous ,
- substantial ,
- superior ,
- sweaty ,
- tall order ,
- telling ,
- terrific ,
- terrifying ,
- threatening ,
- tiring ,
- titanic ,
- tough proposition ,
- towering ,
- tremendous ,
- trenchant ,
- ugly ,
- unaccountable ,
- unbearable ,
- unbelievable ,
- uncommon ,
- uncontrollable ,
- unendurable ,
- unmistakable ,
- unmistakeable ,
- unnerving ,
- untouchable ,
- very much ,
- vicious ,
- violent ,
- well-connected ,
- well-established ,
- well-founded ,
- wicked ,
- wonderful ,
- wondrous .
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How to use "Formidable" in context?
In its truest sense, formidable means "unconquerable," and rightly so - for it is difficult, if not impossible, to overcome something truly formidable.
When we think of formidable animals, creatures like lions, bears, and sharks frequently come to mind. But there are innumerable formidable plants and elements as well, from towering sequoias to ferocious hurricanes.
In fact, even some objects that might not seem very imposing at first can be downright daunting - think of a towering skyscraper or a cliff face. The sheer scale and power of formidable things can be incredibly awe-inspiring.
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Adjective
abominable, admirable, ambitious, appalling, astonishing, awesome, beautiful, brilliant, critical, dangerous, demanding, devastating, difficult, dire, drastic, dreaded, exceptional, extensive, fantastic, fearful, fierce, forceful, frightening, frightful, grand, grave, grim, gruesome, hard, harsh, heavy, hefty, heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrific, horrifying, immeasurable, important, incredible, intimidating, intractable, large-scale, mammoth, marvellous, marvelous, mighty, momentous, ominous, onerous, outstanding, painstaking, phenomenal, potent, prodigious, profound, redoubtable, resounding, robust, sheer, sizable, sizeable, spectacular, splendid, staggering, stark, stern, strenuous, terrific, terrifying, unbelievable, uphill, weighty, wonderful.
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Proper noun, singular
terrific.
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arduous, awful, big, challenging, colossal, considerable, daunting, deadly, dramatic, dreadful, enormous, exciting, extraordinary, fearsome, giant, gigantic, herculean, horrible, huge, immense, impressive, insurmountable, laborious, large, lovely, magnificent, major, massive, monumental, notable, overwhelming, powerful, remarkable, serious, severe, strong, substantial, superb, terrible, tough, tremendous, vast.
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