Definition of

Formidable

  1. (adj, all) extremely impressive in strength or excellence
    the challenge was formidable
    had a formidable array of compositions to his credit
    the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal
  2. (adj, all) inspiring fear
    a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic
    something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall

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Synonyms of Formidable

redoubtable, unnerving

Alternate forms of Formidable

Derivations: formidability

Origin of the word Formidable

  1. 1508, from M.Fr. formidable, from L. formidabilis, from formidare "to fear," from formido "terror, dread."

via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper

People who say Formidable

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  • MECC29 “@S_Schwartzmann: El Costanera Center tiene 3.060 escalones desde el Piso 1 al último”// que formidable!

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Words that sound like Formidable

fermentable, formidably

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