redoubtable as an adjective: - 1
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redoubtable
adjective
1 redoubtable
Inspiring fear:
— A tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic.
synonyms: formidable, unnerving.
Roget 860:
fearing
etc.
v.;
frightened
etc.
v.;
in fear,
in a fright
etc.
n.;
haunted with the fear of
etc.
n.;
afeard†.
afraid,
fearful;
timid,
timorous;
nervous,
diffident,
coy,
faint-hearted,
tremulous,
shaky,
afraid of one's shadow,
apprehensive,
restless,
fidgety;
more frightened than hurt.
aghast;
awe-stricken,
horror-stricken,
terror-stricken,
panic-stricken,
awestruck,
awe-stricken,
horror-struck;
frightened to death,
white as a sheet;
pale,
pale as a ghost,
pale as death,
pale as ashes;
breathless,
in hysterics.
inspiring fear
etc.
v.;
alarming;
formidable,
redoubtable;
perilous
etc.
(danger)
665;
portentous;
fearful;
dread,
dreadful;
fell;
dire,
direful;
shocking;
terrible,
terrific;
tremendous;
horrid,
horrible,
horrific;
ghastly;
awful,
awe-inspiring;
revolting
etc.
(painful)
830;
Gorgonian.
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2 redoubtable
Worthy of respect or honor.
Moby thesaurus: appalling, astounding, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, celebrated, dire, direful, distinguished, dread, dreaded, dreadful, eminent, famed, fell, formidable, frightful, ghastly, ghoulish, great, grim, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific, horrifying, illustrious, macabre, morbid, notable, prominent, renowned, schrecklich, shocking, terrible, terrific, tremendous ... show more.
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