Synonyms for intimidating
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Threatening — threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.
Example sentences
- threatening Tom's injuries aren't considered life-threatening.
- ominous The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
- menacing The tide rushed into the estuary at a menacing pace.
- daunting The challenges are daunting, but we can overcome them.
- discouraging It's discouraging that the travel expenses add up to 20,000 yen.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intimidating | rising | |
| threatening | rising | |
| ominous | rising | |
| menacing | rising | |
| daunting | rising | |
| discouraging | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- ominous3
- 8 letters
- daunting2, menacing3
- 11 letters
- threatening3
- 12 letters
- discouraging4, intimidative
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ominous3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- intimidant