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Synonyms for formidable
ˈfɔr mɪ də bəl or, sometimes, fərˈmɪd ə-for·mi·da·ble
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
formidable
That which is formidable is worthy of fear if encountered or opposed; as, a formidable array of troops, or of evidence. Formidable is a word of more dignity than dangerous, and suggests more calm and collected power than terrible; formidable is less overwhelming than tremendous. A loaded gun is dangerous; a park of artillery is formidable; a charge of cavalry is terrible; the full shock of great armies is tremendous. A dangerous man is likely to do mischief, and needs watching; a formidable man may not be dangerous if not attacked; an enraged maniac is terrible; the force of ocean waves in a storm, and the silent pressure in the ocean depths, are tremendous.
Synonyms:
dangerous, redoubted, terrible, tremendousAntonyms:
contemptible, despicable, feeble, harmless, helpless, powerless, weakPreposition:
Formidable by or in numbers; in strength; formidable to the enemy.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
formidable
Synonyms:
awful, terrible, alarming, terrifying, discouraging, serious, appalling, fearful, dreadful, horrible, shockingAntonyms:
despicable, weak, contemptible, light, trivial
Princeton's WordNet
formidableadjective
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"
Synonyms:
redoubtable, unnervingAntonyms:
unalarming, unimpressiveformidable, redoubtable, unnervingadjective
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:
redoubtable, unnervingAntonyms:
unimpressive, unalarming
Dictionary of English Synonymes
formidableadjective
Synonyms:
fearful, dreadful, terrible, REDOUBTABLE, frightful, terrific, horrible, tremendous
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "formidable":
daunting, tremendous, enormous, arduous, huge, terrific, fearsome, wonderful, immense, great, redoubtable, monumental, terrible, dreaded, fantastic, amazing, massive, impressive, colossal, awesome
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#209 | great | |
#1133 | huge | |
#2107 | serious | |
#2767 | wonderful | |
#2928 | amazing | |
#3754 | massive | |
#4089 | fantastic | |
#4178 | dangerous | |
#4491 | awesome | |
#6716 | impressive | |
#6918 | terrible | |
#8121 | enormous | |
#8709 | horrible | |
#8774 | tremendous | |
#9775 | awful | |
#12244 | terrific | |
#14061 | shocking | |
#15908 | immense | |
#22561 | formidable | |
#22594 | daunting | |
#22989 | fearful | |
#23144 | alarming | |
#23190 | dreadful | |
#23888 | monumental | |
#25388 | terrifying | |
#27383 | colossal | |
#27446 | dreaded | |
#29891 | appalling | |
#36836 | discouraging | |
#40798 | arduous | |
#51495 | fearsome | |
#71817 | unnerving | |
#151453 | redoubtable |
How to use formidable in a sentence?
They are competing with Visa and American Express and PayPal, and more and more with Apple and Google, these are formidable competitors.
It was a.. . very tense game against a formidable opponent but we did not give up and we wore them down, i would have liked us to play more in the first half so the second half would have been easier but I guess this will be freeing us for the remainder of the tournament.
When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid -- in which case all comment is superfluous -- or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
Scott Gottlieb have to plan these activities in advance because Scott Gottlieb don't just suddenly have a building that's making drugs, when this shutdown ever ends, there's going to be, I think, a formidable backlog of applications that's going to slow everything down to a crawl for a while.
Translations for formidable
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- هائلArabic
- грозныBelarusian
- страхотен, страховитBulgarian
- ohromný, nepřekonatelný, úžasný, hrozný, ohromujícíCzech
- gewaltig, respekteinflößendGerman
- formidableSpanish
- vaikuttava, valtava, mahtavaFinnish
- formidableFrench
- հսկայական, ահեղ, ահարկուArmenian
- formidabileItalian
- אדירHebrew
- ಅಸಾಧಾರಣKannada
- formidabilisLatin
- ontzagwekkend, formidabelDutch
- formidabelNorwegian
- groźnyPolish
- formidávelPortuguese
- formidabil, groaznicRomanian
- труднопреодолимый, внушительный, чудовищный, грозный, трудноразрешимый, устрашающийRussian
- hroznýSlovak
- formidabel, fruktansvärdSwedish
- грізнийUkrainian
- 強大Chinese
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