formidable

adjective
UK: /fɔːˈmɪdəbəl/
US: /fɔːrˈmɪdəbəl/

  1. Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable; something difficult to deal with.

    1. The task ahead seems formidable to him.
    2. They faced a formidable challenge, but remained positive.

  2. Very impressive in strength or skill and therefore difficult to defeat.

    1. She is a formidable opponent at chess.
    2. The champion is a formidable athlete with few weaknesses.

Synonyms

intimidating daunting challenging imposing threatening redoubtable powerful impressive

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "formidable" in English means: Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable; something difficult to deal with., Very impressive in strength or skill and therefore difficult to defeat..

The phonetic transcription of "formidable" is /fɔːˈmɪdəbəl/ in British English and /fɔːrˈmɪdəbəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "formidable": intimidating, daunting, challenging, imposing, threatening, redoubtable, powerful, impressive.

Example usage of "formidable": "The task ahead seems formidable to him.". More examples on the page.