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formidable
for·mi·da·ble F0266100 (fôr′mĭ-də-bəl, fôr-mĭd′ə-)adj.1. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm: the formidable prospect of major surgery.2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder: "A woman of formidable intelligence and tenacity, [she] prides herself on being independent-minded" (Nan Levinson).3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat: a formidable challenge; a formidable opponent.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin formīdābilis, from formīdāre, to fear, from formīdō, fear.]
for′mi·da·bil′i·ty, for′mi·da·ble·ness n.for′mi·da·bly adv.Usage Note: Traditionally formidable has been pronounced with stress on the first syllable, but recently the pronunciation with stress on the second syllable, which is a common variant in British English, has seen increasing use in American English. However, the traditional pronunciation is still preferred by a large majority of the Usage Panel. In our 2008 survey, 73 percent favored the pronunciation with stress on the first syllable, and 27 percent favored the other pronunciation. Both pronunciations are acceptable, however.formidable (ˈfɔːmɪdəbəl) adj1. arousing or likely to inspire fear or dread2. extremely difficult to defeat, overcome, manage, etc: a formidable problem. 3. tending to inspire awe or admiration because of great size, strength, excellence, etc[C15: from Latin formīdābilis, from formīdāre to dread, from formīdō fear] ˌformidaˈbility, ˈformidableness n ˈformidably advfor•mi•da•ble (ˈfɔr mɪ də bəl or, sometimes, fərˈmɪd ə-)
adj. 1. causing fear or apprehension: a formidable opponent. 2. of discouraging or awesome size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem. 3. arousing feelings of awe or admiration: formidable intelligence. 4. strong; forceful; powerful: formidable opposition. [1400–50; late Middle English < French < Latin formīdā(re) to fear] for′mi•da•ble•ness, for`mi•da•bil′i•ty, n. for′mi•da•bly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | formidable - 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"impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" | | 2. | formidable - 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"redoubtable, unnervingalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger |
formidableadjective1. difficult, taxing, challenging, overwhelming, staggering, daunting, mammoth, colossal, arduous, very great, onerous, toilsome We have a formidable task ahead of us.
difficult easy2. impressive, great, powerful, tremendous, mighty, terrific, awesome, invincible, indomitable, redoubtable, puissant She looked every bit as formidable as her mother.3. intimidating, threatening, dangerous, terrifying, appalling, horrible, dreadful, menacing, dismaying, fearful, daunting, frightful, baleful, shocking a formidable, well-trained, well-equipped fighting force
intimidating encouraging, comforting, cheering, pleasant, reassuring, heartening, genialformidableadjective1. Causing or able to cause fear:appalling, dire, direful, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightful, ghastly, redoubtable, scary, terrible, tremendous.2. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exacting, exigent, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty.Translationsformidable (ˈfoːmidəbl) , (fəːˈmidəbl) adjective1. rather frightening. a formidable appearance. 可怕的 可怕的2. very difficult to overcome. formidable difficulties. 難以克服的 难以克服的ˈformidably adverb 可怕地 可怕地formidable
Synonyms for formidableadj difficultSynonyms- difficult
- taxing
- challenging
- overwhelming
- staggering
- daunting
- mammoth
- colossal
- arduous
- very great
- onerous
- toilsome
Antonymsadj impressiveSynonyms- impressive
- great
- powerful
- tremendous
- mighty
- terrific
- awesome
- invincible
- indomitable
- redoubtable
- puissant
adj intimidatingSynonyms- intimidating
- threatening
- dangerous
- terrifying
- appalling
- horrible
- dreadful
- menacing
- dismaying
- fearful
- daunting
- frightful
- baleful
- shocking
Antonyms- encouraging
- comforting
- cheering
- pleasant
- reassuring
- heartening
- genial
Synonyms for formidableadj causing or able to cause fearSynonyms- appalling
- dire
- direful
- dreadful
- fearful
- fearsome
- frightful
- ghastly
- redoubtable
- scary
- terrible
- tremendous
adj requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strengthSynonyms- arduous
- backbreaking
- burdensome
- demanding
- difficult
- effortful
- exacting
- exigent
- hard
- heavy
- laborious
- onerous
- oppressive
- rigorous
- rough
- severe
- taxing
- tough
- trying
- weighty
Synonyms for formidableadj extremely impressive in strength or excellenceRelated Wordsadj inspiring fearSynonymsRelated Words |