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formidable

Meaning

Arousing apprehension or awe due to impressive size, power, or capability.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The climber stared up at the sheer cliff face. Its massive size and the way the wind howled around its peak made it a truly formidable challenge. He felt a mix of fear and excitement facing something so powerful.

The ancient stone guardian, carved into the mountainside, was a formidable sight. Its sheer size and stillness made you feel small, a quiet fear mixed with wonder at something so powerful and old.

The giant beetle's shell, a mosaic of emerald and obsidian, gleamed under the alien sun. Its six legs, thick as tree trunks, twitched, and a low hum vibrated from its body. Facing this formidable creature, the lone scout felt a tremor of fear, a recognition of overwhelming strength.

The giant fluffy hamster, Buster, was truly a formidable sight. His sheer size and boundless energy for snacks made him a creature of awe. Facing him for the last carrot was like challenging a small, furry mountain to a staring contest.

The giant rubber chicken, perched atop the pizza factory, was a formidable sight. Its colossal, squeaky form made citizens gulp, wondering if it might peck them or, worse, demand anchovies. Its sheer, bouncy presence was enough to inspire both fear and a weird desire for a pepperoni slice.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The sheer cliff face, a wall of rock soaring into the clouds, was a formidable sight. We stared up, a knot of nervousness tightening in our stomachs, realizing just how outmatched we were by its immense height and seeming impossibility.

The sheer cliff face loomed, a formidable barrier of jagged rock. Anya felt a tremor of doubt; scaling it would require immense strength and skill, an almost impossible feat that made her stomach clench.

The massive, obsidian-shelled land crawler lumbered across the cracked earth, its articulated limbs churning up dust. Its sheer, unyielding presence was formidable, instilling a deep sense of unease in the scavengers as it approached, its purpose unknown and its capabilities vast.

Bartholomew, a cat whose fluffiness was a formidable force, could flatten a couch with a single, majestic sigh. His purr vibrated with the deep rumble of a miniature earthquake, arousing both awe and mild panic in anyone who dared to pet him.

Bartholomew, a seasoned squirrel hoarder, surveyed his winter nut stash. It was truly formidable. Mountains of acorns, strategically piled and guarded by a fluffy tail that seemed to vibrate with menace, inspired awe in any passing chipmunk. His sheer capability for pilfering was a force to be reckoned with.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The climber stared up at the sheer granite face, a truly formidable challenge that loomed over him. Its immense height and seemingly insurmountable walls filled him with a mix of fear and respect for what he had to accomplish.

The seasoned prospector stared at the mountain range, its peaks piercing the clouds. Years of experience told him the terrain ahead was a formidable challenge, each granite spire capable of crushing unprepared expeditions. He felt a knot of apprehension in his gut, a healthy respect for its sheer, raw power.

The expedition team faced a vast, unknown fungal forest. Towering bioluminescent stalks pulsed with an alien light, their sheer scale and potent, spore-filled atmosphere creating a formidable barrier. A sense of deep unease settled over them, a stark recognition of the immense, untamed forces they were about to confront.

The ancient dragon, with scales like obsidian and eyes that glowed with molten gold, was truly formidable. Its sheer size, capable of eclipsing entire villages, and the rumbling growl that vibrated through the very earth, filled even the bravest knights with a primal terror, a potent blend of apprehension and awe.

Bartholomew, the colossal badger who'd mastered synchronized swimming, was a formidable opponent. His sheer bulk, coupled with a startlingly precise swan dive, inspired a peculiar blend of dread and admiration in his fellow amphibians. They'd tremble at his approach, lest he accidentally churn them into suds.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The towering cliffs, sheer and impossibly high, presented a formidable obstacle. We stood at the base, a knot of apprehension tightening in our stomachs, knowing the sheer effort required to ascend such a majestic, almost intimidating, natural edifice.

The sheer, monolithic edifice of the forgotten chrono-regulator loomed, its colossal machinery humming with latent energies. Its immense, intricate clockwork, a testament to a bygone epoch of unparalleled engineering prowess, inspired a profound sense of insignificance in the lone explorer, a formidable presence that promised both discovery and peril.

The aurora borealis, a celestial spectacle of vibrant hues, painted the obsidian sky. Witnessing its vast, undulating expanse, tinged with emerald and violet, was a formidable experience, instilling a profound sense of awe and a touch of apprehension at its sheer, cosmic immensity.

The gargantuan badger, with its colossal tusks and a physique that defied conventional mammalian proportions, presented a truly formidable spectacle. Its prodigious girth and the sheer ferocity with which it brandished a butter knife suggested it was a creature capable of overwhelming even the most valiant tea-time interloper.

The gargantuan sentient kumquat, a colossal citrus orb of unparalleled girth, presented a formidable spectacle. Its sheer, undulating immensity, exuding an almost palpable aura of intergalactic zest, aroused a mixture of profound apprehension and astonished awe in the bewildered Martian diplomat contemplating its immense, tangy potential.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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