Causing or able to cause fear

• tremendous

  1. Extremely large in amount, extent, or size; enormous:
  2. Very great in scope or importance:
  3. Remarkable; outstanding:

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  1. Extremely large in amount, extent, or size; enormous:
  2. Very great in scope or importance:
  3. Remarkable; outstanding:

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• terrible

  1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful:
  2. Extremely formidable:
  3. Extreme in extent or degree; intense:

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  1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful:
  2. Extremely formidable:
  3. Extreme in extent or degree; intense:

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• scary

  1. Causing fright or alarm.
  2. Easily scared; very timid.

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  1. Causing fright or alarm.
  2. Easily scared; very timid.

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• redoubtable

  1. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
  2. Worthy of respect or honor.

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  1. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
  2. Worthy of respect or honor.

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• ghastly

  1. Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
  2. Resembling a ghost; pale or pallid.
  3. Extremely unpleasant or bad:

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  1. Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
  2. Resembling a ghost; pale or pallid.
  3. Extremely unpleasant or bad:

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• frightful

  1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
  2. Causing fright; terrifying.
  3. Excessive; extreme:

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  1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
  2. Causing fright; terrifying.
  3. Excessive; extreme:

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• fearsome

  1. Causing or capable of causing fear:
  2. Fearful; timid.

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  1. Causing or capable of causing fear:
  2. Fearful; timid.

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• fearful

  1. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  2. Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
  3. Indicating anxiety or fear:

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  1. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  2. Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
  3. Indicating anxiety or fear:

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• dreadful

  1. Inspiring dread; terrible.
  2. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:

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  1. Inspiring dread; terrible.
  2. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:

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• direful

  1. Inspiring dread; terrible.
  2. Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.

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  1. Inspiring dread; terrible.
  2. Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.

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• dire

  1. Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous:
  2. Urgent; desperate:

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  1. Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous:
  2. Urgent; desperate:

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• appalling

  1. Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:

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  1. Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:

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Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength

• weighty

  1. Having considerable weight; heavy.
  2. Burdensome; oppressive:
  3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous:

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  1. Having considerable weight; heavy.
  2. Burdensome; oppressive:
  3. Of great consequence; serious or momentous:

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• trying

  1. Causing strain, hardship, or distress.

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  1. Causing strain, hardship, or distress.

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• tough

  1. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient:
  2. Hard to cut or chew:
  3. Physically hardy; rugged:

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  1. Able to withstand great strain without tearing or breaking; strong and resilient:
  2. Hard to cut or chew:
  3. Physically hardy; rugged:

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• taxing

  1. Burdensome; wearing:

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  1. Burdensome; wearing:

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• severe

  1. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
  2. Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles:
  3. Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:

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  1. Unsparing, harsh, or strict, as in treatment of others:
  2. Marked by or requiring strict adherence to rigorous standards or high principles:
  3. Stern or forbidding, as in manner or appearance:

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• rough

  1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Difficult to travel over or through:

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  1. Having a surface marked by irregularities, protuberances, or ridges; not smooth:
  2. Coarse or shaggy to the touch:
  3. Difficult to travel over or through:

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• rigorous

  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
  3. Very unpleasant or inclement:

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  1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
  2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
  3. Very unpleasant or inclement:

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• oppressive

  1. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
  2. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
  3. Hot and humid; sweltering:

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  1. Exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; tyrannical.
  2. Difficult to cope with; causing hardship or depressed spirits:
  3. Hot and humid; sweltering:

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• onerous

  1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
  2. Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.

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  1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
  2. Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.

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• laborious

  1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work:
  2. Hard-working; industrious.

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  1. Marked by or requiring long, hard work:
  2. Hard-working; industrious.

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• heavy

  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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  1. Having relatively great weight:
  2. Having relatively high density; having a high specific gravity.
  3. Large, as in number or quantity:

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• exigent

  1. Requiring immediate action; pressing:
  2. Having or making urgent demands; demanding:

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  1. Requiring immediate action; pressing:
  2. Having or making urgent demands; demanding:

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• exacting

  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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  1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
  2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:

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• effortful

  1. Requiring or showing effort.

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  1. Requiring or showing effort.

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• difficult

  1. Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
  2. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
  3. Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain:

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  1. Requiring considerable effort or skill; not easy to do or accomplish:
  2. Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:
  3. Not easy to comprehend, solve, or explain:

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• demanding

  1. Requiring much effort or attention:
  2. Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:

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  1. Requiring much effort or attention:
  2. Requiring others to work hard or meet high expectations:

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• burdensome

  1. Weighing much or hard to carry; heavy.
  2. Causing hardship or distress.

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  1. Weighing much or hard to carry; heavy.
  2. Causing hardship or distress.

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• backbreaking

  1. Demanding great exertion; arduous and exhausting.

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  1. Demanding great exertion; arduous and exhausting.

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• arduous

  1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult:
  2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous:
  3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.

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  1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult:
  2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous:
  3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.

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Inspiring fear or apprehension

• impregnable

  1. Impossible to capture or enter by force:
  2. Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success:

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  1. Impossible to capture or enter by force:
  2. Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success:

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• intimidating

  1. Present participle of intimidate.
  2. threatening

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  1. Present participle of intimidate.
  2. threatening

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• forbidding

  1. Tending or threatening to impede progress:
  2. Unpleasant; disagreeable:
  3. Having a menacing aspect:

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  1. Tending or threatening to impede progress:
  2. Unpleasant; disagreeable:
  3. Having a menacing aspect:

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• fearful

  1. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  2. Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
  3. Indicating anxiety or fear:

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  1. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  2. Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
  3. Indicating anxiety or fear:

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Hard to deal with or overcome

• overwhelming

  1. Overpowering in effect or strength:

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  1. Overpowering in effect or strength:

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• onerous

  1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
  2. Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.

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  1. Troublesome or oppressive; burdensome.
  2. Entailing more liabilities than benefits or imposing significant obligations.

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• arduous

  1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult:
  2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous:
  3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.

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  1. Demanding great effort or labor; difficult:
  2. Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous:
  3. Hard to traverse, climb, or surmount.

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• challenging

  1. Requiring the full application of one's abilities, attention, or resources:

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  1. Requiring the full application of one's abilities, attention, or resources:

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Inspiring awe or admiration

• redoubtable

  1. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
  2. Worthy of respect or honor.

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  1. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
  2. Worthy of respect or honor.

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• awesome

  1. Inspiring awe:
  2. Expressing awe:
  3. Remarkable; outstanding:

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  1. Inspiring awe:
  2. Expressing awe:
  3. Remarkable; outstanding:

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• imposing

  1. Impressive, as in size, power, or accomplishment:

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  1. Impressive, as in size, power, or accomplishment:

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• impressive

  1. Making a strong positive impression; inspiring admiration or awe:

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  1. Making a strong positive impression; inspiring admiration or awe:

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