Formidable is an English word with synonyms like impressive or redoubtable. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Formidable in a sentence
Formidable meaning
- Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.
- Difficult to defeat or overcome.
Synonyms of Formidable
Using Formidable
- The main meaning on this page is: Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment. | Difficult to defeat or overcome.
- Useful related words include: impressive, redoubtable, unnerving, alarming.
- In the example corpus, formidable often appears in combinations such as: most formidable, the formidable, is formidable.
Context around Formidable
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Formidable
- In this selection, "formidable" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, non, two, requiring, global, challenge and king stand out and add context to how "formidable" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a formidable name as and any less formidable. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "formidable" sits close to words such as bang, endangered and nearest, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with formidable
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Although suffering from amnesia, Big Mom wasn't any less formidable. (11 words)
Blue is one of the most formidable Champions in the series. (11 words)
Aku proved himself to be a formidable force within three-part premiere. (12 words)
Bona was everywhere the seventh-ranked Bruins needed him to be during a 68-49 victory over the Utes at Pauley Pavilion, continuing an emergence that has made his team far more formidable while stretching its winning streak to 12 games. (41 words)
Australia sent a limping Nathan Lyon out to bat on one leg at Lord’s as their stricken number 11 helped leave a formidable chase of 371 on the fourth day of the second Ashes Test. (36 words)
Watching the deadly mega-storms tearing apart coastal towns in Southeast Asia and the east coast of the United States is a powerful reminder that this is a formidable global challenge requiring formidable global solutions. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
In the November election, Brakey faces not only the formidable King, but the non-formidable Democrat, Zak Ringelstein.
More than a dramatic story of adventure and survival, shines a light on two of the western hemisphere’s most formidable men and the culture and politics of their two formidable nations.
Watching the deadly mega-storms tearing apart coastal towns in Southeast Asia and the east coast of the United States is a powerful reminder that this is a formidable global challenge requiring formidable global solutions.
According to Ogbonnia, Iwuanyanwu is also Chairman, Federal Boards; Chairman, Board of Trustees of formidable political parties; contested for Nigerian presidency and Ohanaeze leadership among others.
According to the Chamber of Commerce’s assessment, further alignment with more developed nations, not solely in terms of wages, will be a formidable challenge with the prevailing economic structure.
A formidable name as far as the current assembly polls go, Telangana Congress president A. Revanth Reddy has been making scathing statements against his political opponents while campaigning.
After entering a dungeon, players must fight their way through hordes of enemies and formidable bosses before making any further progress.
After pitting players against formidable opponents like Mad Mel and Krom, should've gone out on a high note.
Aku proved himself to be a formidable force within three-part premiere.
Although suffering from amnesia, Big Mom wasn't any less formidable.
Although there were players like First Cry and Baby Oye, he says, they felt they could supply European standard products at affordable prices, thanks to their formidable manufacturing strength.
As of now, there is only one Republican in the race: Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb, who is well-liked in conservative circles but not considered a formidable challenger to Lake.
As such, this manga and anime series is filled with intense battles and supernatural elements, all powered by the presence of some of the most formidable characters in the world of action anime.
Australia sent a limping Nathan Lyon out to bat on one leg at Lord’s as their stricken number 11 helped leave a formidable chase of 371 on the fourth day of the second Ashes Test.
Because of their access to abilities that make them temporarily invincible and augment their attack strength, they can easily take on even the most formidable of foes.
Beneath them, Ahsoka and Morgan continue to clash, with Talzin’s blade and the Nightsister magic proving a formidable foe.
Blue is one of the most formidable Champions in the series.
Bona was everywhere the seventh-ranked Bruins needed him to be during a 68-49 victory over the Utes at Pauley Pavilion, continuing an emergence that has made his team far more formidable while stretching its winning streak to 12 games.
Bridging this gap is anticipated to be a formidable challenge, according to discussions between vaccine manufacturers and the CDC.
But being formidable is what they have to be if they are to go far in this tournament.
Common combinations with formidable
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- most formidable 16×
- the formidable 14×
- is formidable 11×
- formidable opponent 10×
- formidable challenge 9×
- and formidable 9×
- as formidable 9×
- be formidable 8×
- formidable force 8×
- more formidable 8×