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formidable

adjective

inspiring fear

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Word length
10
Starts with
F
Ends with
E
Contains
OR
Scrabble score
18
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

fɔːɹˈmɪdəbəl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. inspiring fear

    “the formidable prospect of major surgery”

adjective

  1. extremely impressive in strength or excellence

    “a formidable opponent”

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Example Sentences

the formidable prospect of major surgery
{'source': 'G.H.Johnston', 'text': 'a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic'}
something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall
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

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