What is "formidable" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does formidable mean in English? Meaning of formidable definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "formidable" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "formidable": extremely impressive in strength or excellence

Adjective

  • Meaning: extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  • Example: 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: formidable
  • Similar: impressive
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈfɔːɹmɪdəbəl/, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /fəˈmɪdəbəl/

    Meaning of "formidable": inspiring fear

    Adjective

  • Meaning: inspiring fear
  • Example: the formidable prospect of major surgery a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall
  • Synonyms: formidable redoubtable unnerving
  • Similar: alarming
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈfɔːɹmɪdəbəl/, IPA(key)

    Pronunciation in UK: /fəˈmɪdəbəl/

  • Adjective: causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishmentdifficult to defeat or overcome 2012 May 9, John Percy, “Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report”, the Telegraph: 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.2012 May 9, John Percy, “Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report”, the Telegraph: 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:

    dreadful, intimidating, imposing, dangerous, impregnable, terrific, menacing, dire, fierce, appalling, awful, fearful, frightful, redoubtable, shocking, terrible, threatening, horrific, daunting, dismaying, great, tough, impressive, intimidating, tremendous, arduous, awesome, powerful, onerous, colossal, hard, indomitable, labored, laborious, mammoth, mighty, murder, overpowering, rough, staggering, strenuous, toilsome, uphill, effortful, puissant, challenging, all-powerful, ballbuster, dismaying, rough go, tall order, tough proposition,

    Antonyms:

    trivial, unimportant, feeble, friendly, harmless, pleasant, powerless, poor, calm, unthreatening, nice, weak, easy, not hard, insignificant, unimportant, facile, ineffective, feeble, friendly, harmless, pleasant, powerless, trivial, little, small, weak, easy, nice, not hard,

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    formidable in English: formidable
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