formidable[adjective]Synonyms:- intimidating, daunting, dismaying, fearful, frightful, menacing, terrifying, threatening
- impressive, awesome, great, mighty, powerful, redoubtable, terrific, tremendous
Antonyms: comforting, simple
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
for‧mi‧da‧ble /ˈfɔːmədəb
əl, ˈfɔːmɪdəb
əl, fəˈmɪd- $ ˈfɔːr-/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: formidabilis, from formido 'fear']
1. very powerful or impressive, and often frightening:
The building is grey, formidable, not at all picturesque. The new range of computers have formidable processing power.2. difficult to deal with and needing a lot of effort or skill
formidable task/challenge the formidable task of local government reorganization—formidably adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲