intimidating
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Definition of intimidating
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Synonyms for intimidating
Synonyms
alarming, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, redoubtable, scary, shocking, spine-chilling, terrible, terrifying
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If you werenāt raised with guns, getting into your first gun can be very intimidating. — Jon Caldara, The Denver Post, "Caldara: I want to give you one of my guns, really (click for details)," 16 Aug. 2019 For some, the rainbow manicure trend ā with every fingernail painted a different color ā might feel a little intimidating. — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, "The Simple Way To Wear Instagram's Trendiest Manicure," 25 June 2019 Most intimidating is Corviknight, a giant black bird that doubles as a taxi for shuttling people from town to town. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, "PokĆ©mon Sword and Shield will launch on November 15th," 5 June 2019 This is going to be an intimidating environment next year in the MLS. — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, "Minnesota United: Cincinnati 'is going to be an intimidating environment' in MLS," 8 June 2018 Some may also find the sheer size of the Tahoe to be intimidating and its girth can be hard to park in crowded lots. — Mark Maynard, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Best Family Cars of 2018: KBB.com," 3 Feb. 2018 Charming in person and intimidating and forceful by reputation, Mr Thiam walked straight into a tempest. — The Economist, "Tidjane Thiamās overhaul of Credit Suisse is paying off," 24 Aug. 2019 Dobler was infamously known for his intimidating and gritty style of play. — azcentral, "Arizona Cardinals' Top 100 players of all-time," 14 Aug. 2019 Nelson is charged with aggravated stalking, writing intimidating and threatening messages and is being held in an aggravating stalking case out of Palm Beach County that court officials said involves a different victim. — Doug Phillips, sun-sentinel.com, "Cops: Man sent woman 10,000 texts in 12 days, some sexually explicit and threatening," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intimidating.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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