formidable
causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem.
arousing feelings of awe or admiration because of grandeur, strength, etc.
of great strength; forceful; powerful: formidable opposition to the proposal.
Origin of formidable
1Other words for formidable
Opposites for formidable
Other words from formidable
- for·mi·da·ble·ness, for·mi·da·bil·i·ty, noun
- for·mi·da·bly, adverb
- non·for·mi·da·bil·i·ty, noun
- non·for·mi·da·ble, adjective
- non·for·mi·da·ble·ness, noun
- non·for·mi·da·bly, adverb
- qua·si-for·mi·da·ble, adjective
- qua·si-for·mi·da·bly, adverb
- su·per·for·mi·da·ble, adjective
- su·per·for·mi·da·ble·ness, noun
- su·per·for·mi·da·bly, adverb
- un·for·mi·da·ble, adjective
- un·for·mi·da·ble·ness, noun
- un·for·mi·da·bly, adverb
Words that may be confused with formidable
- formative, formidable
Words Nearby formidable
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How to use formidable in a sentence
Amazon’s data-driven DSP solution would be a formidable adversary for Google and other advertising platforms at the best of times.
A shuttered, starving root microbiome is the great undoing of the botanical worlds’ strategy for coupling a just-right rate of growth with a formidable built-in arsenal and pharmacy.
Junk Food Is Bad For Plants, Too - Issue 90: Something Green | Anne Biklé & David R. Montgomery | September 23, 2020 | NautilusKohl’s strip mall neighbors, notably Ulta and Target, are formidable rivals with popular offerings.
Why Kohl’s CEO thinks the retailer can win market share amid the COVID carnage | Phil Wahba | August 18, 2020 | FortuneThe analysis aimed to uncover the evolutionary history of SARS-CoV-2 and see if the virus had exchanged bits of genetic material with other coronaviruses, a process called recombination, to become the formidable pathogen it is now.
Close relatives of the coronavirus may have been in bats for decades | Erin Garcia de Jesus | July 28, 2020 | Science NewsSocial media is a formidable channel for building brand loyalty.
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But while the obstacles to evidence-based governance are formidable, they are not insurmountable.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball? | Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt Michigan, he would be a formidable recruiter, able to evoke the tradition of his former iconic coach, Bo Schembechler.
Is Any College Football Coach Worth $60 Million? Jim Harbaugh Is | Jesse Lawrence | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe has been formidable from start to finish, and is one of the hardest workers in the company.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty | Tim Teeman | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMired in ideological warfare, America faces her most formidable opponent yet— herself.
The Post-Brown and Garner Question: Who ‘Deserves’ to Die? | Goldie Taylor | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAny institution striving to examine such an iconic figure would find formidable challenges.
The Texians laughed at the fanfarronades of the dons, and did not attach sufficient importance to these formidable preparations.
Janet's silence impressed Hilda: it was not merely strange--it was formidable: it affected the whole day.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettIn fact, his appearance was so formidable that Davy did not pause for a second look, but started off at the top of his speed.
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. CarrylI found the formidable looking volume more readable than I had imagined and less difficult to understand than I had expected.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe critical moralist pauses before the formidable array of the entire social world, civilized and savage.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
British Dictionary definitions for formidable
/ (ˈfɔːmɪdəbəl) /
arousing or likely to inspire fear or dread
extremely difficult to defeat, overcome, manage, etc: a formidable problem
tending to inspire awe or admiration because of great size, strength, excellence, etc
Origin of formidable
1Derived forms of formidable
- formidability or formidableness, noun
- formidably, adverb
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