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Redoubtable synonyms
rĭ-dou'tə-bəl
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imposing
Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
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  1. Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
  2. Making a strong impression because of great size, strength, dignity, etc.; impressive
  3. Impressive, as in size, power, or accomplishment:
formidable
Causing fear or dread
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  1. Causing fear or dread
  2. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm:
  3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat:
fearful
Experiencing fear; frightened:
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  1. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  2. Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening:
  3. Extreme, as in degree or extent. Used especially of something negative:
appalling
Horrifying and astonishing.
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  1. Horrifying and astonishing.
  2. Causing horror, shock, or dismay
  3. Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:
dire
Calling for quick action; urgent
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  1. Calling for quick action; urgent
  2. Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous:
  3. Arousing terror or causing extreme distress; dreadful; terrible
direful
Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
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  1. Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
  2. Fearful, terrible.
dreadful
Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
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  1. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:
  2. Very bad, offensive, disagreeable, etc.
  3. Inspiring dread; terrible or awesome
fearful
Experiencing fear; frightened:
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  1. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  2. Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening:
  3. Extreme, as in degree or extent. Used especially of something negative:
fearsome
Frightening, especially in appearance.
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  1. Frightening, especially in appearance.
  2. Fearful; timid.
  3. Causing fear; dreadful; horrible
formidable
Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
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  1. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
  2. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm:
  3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat:
frightful
(Informal) Unpleasant; annoying
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  1. (Informal) Unpleasant; annoying
  2. Great
  3. Shocking; terrible
ghastly
Horrible; frightful
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  1. Horrible; frightful
  2. Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
  3. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.
scary
Easily scared; very timid.
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  1. Easily scared; very timid.
  2. Causing, or able to cause, fright
  3. (US, colloquial, dated) Subject to sudden alarm; nervous, jumpy.
terrible
Unpleasant; disagreeable:
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  1. Unpleasant; disagreeable:
  2. Very bad:
  3. Extremely formidable:
tremendous
Remarkable; outstanding:
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  1. Remarkable; outstanding:
  2. (Archaic) Capable of making one tremble; terrible.
  3. Wonderful, amazing, extraordinary, etc.
celebrated
Known and praised widely; noted.
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  1. Known and praised widely; noted.
  2. Much spoken of; famous; renowned
  3. Famous or widely praised for good works
distinguished
Celebrated; eminent
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  1. Celebrated; eminent
  2. Dignified in conduct or appearance:
  3. Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
eminent
Outstanding or remarkable:
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  1. Outstanding or remarkable:
  2. Well-known and respected, especially for achievement in a particular field:
  3. Towering or standing out above others; prominent:
famed
Widely known; renowned.
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  1. Widely known; renowned.
  2. Much talked about or widely known; famous; renowned (for something)
  3. Having fame; famous or noted
famous
Well known.
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  1. Well known.
  2. (Informal) Excellent; very good; first-rate
  3. In the public eye.
great
Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination:
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  1. Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination:
  2. (Informal) Very good; first-rate:
  3. Eminent; distinguished:
illustrious
Very clear; evident
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  1. Very clear; evident
  2. Well known and very distinguished; eminent.
  3. Very distinguished; famous; eminent; outstanding
notable
Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent:
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  1. Characterized by excellence or distinction; eminent:
  2. Perceptible; noticeable:
  3. Worthy of note or notice; remarkable:
noted
Acknowledged or recorded, esp. officially
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  1. Acknowledged or recorded, esp. officially
  2. Distinguished; well-known; renowned; eminent
  3. Widely known or distinguished, as by reputation; famous:
preeminent
Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding.
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  1. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding.
prestigious
Having prestige; esteemed.
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  1. Having prestige; esteemed.
  2. Having or imparting prestige
  3. (Archaic) Of or characterized by legerdemain or deception
prominent
Widely known; specif., significant and widely know within a particular field
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  1. Widely known; specif., significant and widely know within a particular field
  2. Projecting outward or upward from a line or surface; protuberant:
  3. Widely known; eminent:
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  • The Franks were redoubtable warriors, and were generally of great stature.

  • " Ex ungue leonem " might have been justly said, for he attacked, and attacked successfully, the redoubtable Warburton.

  • The point at issue was, that neither in the polyphonic school, in which Zarlino was educated, nor in the later monodic school, of which his recalcitrant pupil, Vincenzo Galilei, was the most redoubtable champion, could those proportions be tolerated in practice, however attractive they might be to the theorist in their mathematical aspect.

  • There the French had found a redoubtable adversary in the young Abd-el-Kader, who had been proclaimed amir at Mascara in 1832.

  • redoubtable opponent, in the quarter-finals.

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