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formidable — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amazing adj Causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.
  • awesome adj Extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring a sense of wonder.
  • great adj Very large in size, extent, or degree.
  • terrific adj Excellent; wonderful.
  • tremendous adj Extremely large in size, amount, or degree.

Senses

formidable is used for these senses in English:

  • amazing (informal) Possessing uniquely wonderful qualities; very good.
  • awesome (colloquial, North America, Australia) Excellent, exciting, remarkable.
  • great (informal) Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic. [from 1848]
  • terrific Extremely good; excellent, amazing. [from 19th c.]
  • tremendous Awe-inspiring; terrific.

amazing — full definition

  1. adj Causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.
  2. adj Extremely good or impressive.

awesome — full definition

  1. adj Extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring a sense of wonder.
  2. adj informal: Excellent; really great.

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