Formidable

Quick meaning: Formidable is an adjective meaning Difficult to defeat or overcome.

Meaning

Difficult to defeat or overcome.

More Meanings

1. Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.

Example Sentences

a formidable opponent

[…] and I am more afraid of those people than I am of Anytus and his colleagues, although they are formidable enough.

The latter part of the fifteenth century prepared a train of future events, that ended by raising France to a formidable power, which has ever since been, from time to time, the principal object of jealousy to the other European nations.

[Ian] Holloway has unfinished business in the Premier League after relegation last year and he will make a swift return if he can overcome West Ham a week on Saturday. Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, will be acutely aware that when the stakes are high, Blackpool are simply formidable.

Synonyms for formidable

Depending on context, synonyms include redoubtable, impressive, alarming, unnerving.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include redoubtable, alarming, impressive, unnerving, awesome, severe.

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