formidable
Day 37Level 2FAWR-mi-duh-buhl
causing fear
causing fear ; threatening
Part of Speech: adjective
Synonyms:
intimidating, terrific
Antonyms:
pleasant, harmless
Example Sentence:
No weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.
Related Words
abet
Day 37assist in wrongdoing
uh-BET
to encourage somebody, usually in wrongdoing
analogue
Day 37something similar
AN-i-awg
something similar; output proportional to input (engineering)
bane
Day 37cause of misery
bayn
source of harm; cause of misery
bequest
Day 37legacy
bih-KWEST
something given in will; legacy
bucolic
Day 37pastoral
byoo-KAH-lik
connected with the countryside ; rural
cogent
Day 37convincing
KOH-juhnt
convincing, relevant