intimidating

adjective
UK: /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪŋ/
US: /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪŋ/

  1. Causing you to feel worried and lacking confidence.

    1. He is an intimidating man.
    2. The boss's intimidating stare made her nervous during the presentation.

  2. Difficult to deal with and discouraging.

    1. The test was intimidating.
    2. The amount of research required for the project was quite intimidating.

Synonyms

daunting frightening menacing threatening formidable alarming
intimidating verb

  1. Present participle of intimidate: frightening someone into doing what you want.

    1. He was intimidating his classmates.
    2. The bully was intimidating smaller children into giving him their lunch money.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "intimidating" in English means: Causing you to feel worried and lacking confidence., Difficult to deal with and discouraging..

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

Synonyms for "intimidating": daunting, frightening, menacing, threatening, formidable, alarming.

Example usage of "intimidating": "He is an intimidating man.". More examples on the page.