Fearsome
adjective
Causing fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
The fearsome storm had everyone in the city worried.
Often appears as...
- fearsome creature
- fearsome opponent
adjective
Above discipline or control.
The fearsome soldier was a solo operation.
Often appears as...
- fearsome force
- fearsome uniform
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Formal
adjective
Causing fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
The fearsome storm had everyone in the city worried.
Often appears as...
- fearsome creature
- fearsome opponent
adjective
Above discipline or control.
The fearsome soldier was a solo operation.
Often appears as...
- fearsome force
- fearsome uniform
Usage tips
Formal
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Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Highlight
Used to emphasize the strong impact or powerful nature of something.
The fearsome waves during the storm deterred all the ships from setting sail.
Pro Tip 2/3Respect and Awe
Can express a mixed feeling of respect and fear towards something extremely capable.
A fearsome intellect, the professor could solve complex equations effortlessly.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Matters
Often describes something large in size that commands attention or causes fear.
The hikers encountered a fearsome bear in the woods.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Highlight
Used to emphasize the strong impact or powerful nature of something.
The fearsome waves during the storm deterred all the ships from setting sail.
Pro Tip 2/3Respect and Awe
Can express a mixed feeling of respect and fear towards something extremely capable.
A fearsome intellect, the professor could solve complex equations effortlessly.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Matters
Often describes something large in size that commands attention or causes fear.
The hikers encountered a fearsome bear in the woods.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Highlight
Used to emphasize the strong impact or powerful nature of something.
The fearsome waves during the storm deterred all the ships from setting sail.
Pro Tip 2/3Respect and Awe
Can express a mixed feeling of respect and fear towards something extremely capable.
A fearsome intellect, the professor could solve complex equations effortlessly.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Matters
Often describes something large in size that commands attention or causes fear.
The hikers encountered a fearsome bear in the woods.
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Can you solve the dark...
and the eccentric wizard who owns the castle has even generously agreed to let you have them. The bad news is that he's not quite as generous about letting you leave the dungeon, unless you solve his puzzle. The task sounds simple enough. Both faces of each coin bear the fearsome scorpion crest,
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How squids outsmart...
seabirds, fish, and even other squid. Indeed, squid themselves are fearsome ocean predators. But their most extraordinary adaptations are those that have evolved to help them thwart their predators. Squid, which can be found mainly in estuarine, deep-sea, and open-water habitats,
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The secret messages of...
With their steely navigational skills, advanced long-ships and fearsome tactics, the Vikings sustained their seafaring for over three hundred years. But for all their might, they left few monuments. Instead, fragments of stone, bark, and bone provide the keys to their culture.
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Todd Humphreys: How to...
given that some of these devices are configured to only transmit when they're inside safe zones or when the car is moving. So, there we were. Carol isn't the first, and certainly won't be the last, to find herself in this kind of fearsome environment,
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Deadly Spider Bite! PIPE...
largest spiders in the world sometimes reaching a foot in diameter with a fearsome appearance and a painful bite to match roughly eight hundred tarantula species live around the globe their preference for warm climates makes
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The Egyptian Book of the...
But first, that spirit must pass through the duat, or underworld. This is a realm of vast caverns, lakes of fire, and magical gates, all guarded by fearsome beasts - snakes, crocodiles, and half-human monstrosities
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The ferocious predatory...
perfect for swiftly clamping down on slippery aquatic prey. This apex predator, as well as its ecosystem, is unparalleled in the history of life on Earth. All that's left of these fearsome predators are fossils.
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Cheetahs Enter Stealth...
her best bet is to proceed with caution and keep a low profile nature has given newborn cheetahs a helping hand to deter predators their fuzzy grey mane aids in camouflage and mimics the fearsome honey badger
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Greatest Fights In The...
beyond their third year most are lost in the first few weeks of life but nothing goes to waste the death of a hippo provides a meal for the river's most fearsome and efficient predators the nile
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Killer Ant Swarm...
fearsome reputation in the rainy season they form these extraordinary hunting trails large soldier ants line the trail protecting the smaller workers inside
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Can you solve the dark...
and the eccentric wizard who owns the castle has even generously agreed to let you have them. The bad news is that he's not quite as generous about letting you leave the dungeon, unless you solve his puzzle. The task sounds simple enough. Both faces of each coin bear the fearsome scorpion crest,
Video examples
How squids outsmart...
seabirds, fish, and even other squid. Indeed, squid themselves are fearsome ocean predators. But their most extraordinary adaptations are those that have evolved to help them thwart their predators. Squid, which can be found mainly in estuarine, deep-sea, and open-water habitats,
Video examples
The secret messages of...
With their steely navigational skills, advanced long-ships and fearsome tactics, the Vikings sustained their seafaring for over three hundred years. But for all their might, they left few monuments. Instead, fragments of stone, bark, and bone provide the keys to their culture.
Video examples
Todd Humphreys: How to...
given that some of these devices are configured to only transmit when they're inside safe zones or when the car is moving. So, there we were. Carol isn't the first, and certainly won't be the last, to find herself in this kind of fearsome environment,
Video examples
Deadly Spider Bite! PIPE...
largest spiders in the world sometimes reaching a foot in diameter with a fearsome appearance and a painful bite to match roughly eight hundred tarantula species live around the globe their preference for warm climates makes
Video examples
The Egyptian Book of the...
But first, that spirit must pass through the duat, or underworld. This is a realm of vast caverns, lakes of fire, and magical gates, all guarded by fearsome beasts - snakes, crocodiles, and half-human monstrosities
Video examples
The ferocious predatory...
perfect for swiftly clamping down on slippery aquatic prey. This apex predator, as well as its ecosystem, is unparalleled in the history of life on Earth. All that's left of these fearsome predators are fossils.
Video examples
Cheetahs Enter Stealth...
her best bet is to proceed with caution and keep a low profile nature has given newborn cheetahs a helping hand to deter predators their fuzzy grey mane aids in camouflage and mimics the fearsome honey badger
Video examples
Greatest Fights In The...
beyond their third year most are lost in the first few weeks of life but nothing goes to waste the death of a hippo provides a meal for the river's most fearsome and efficient predators the nile
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Killer Ant Swarm...
fearsome reputation in the rainy season they form these extraordinary hunting trails large soldier ants line the trail protecting the smaller workers inside
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Edward Hoagland
American Author
Black bears, though, are not fearsome. I encountered one on the road to my house in Vermont, alone at night. I picked up two stones just in case, but I wasn't afraid of him. I felt a hunter's exhilaration and a brotherly feeling.
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James Roday
American Actor
I would say I'm more fascinated by Big Daddy V than I am necessarily a huge fan of Big Daddy V. He simply threw on the double-strapped unitard... and now he's some sort of fearsome, fighting, wrecking machine.
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Rose George
British Journalist
In practice, the ocean is the world's wildest place because of both its fearsome natural danger and how easy it is out there to slip from the boundaries of law and civilization that seem so firm ashore.
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Barbara Kingsolver
American Novelist
I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved.
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Abraham Maslow
American Psychologist
We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.
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J. G. Ballard
British Author
Boredom is a fearsome prospect. There's a limit to the number of cars and microwaves you can buy. What do you do then?
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has borne even when injured by it.
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John C. Hawkes
American Novelist
I didn't for a moment doubt the choice, but if life is ever fearsome, it is truly fearsome then.
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Karl Rove
American Politician
I think if you talk to my colleagues, I was less than a fearsome individual.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams
American Critic
As fearsome as Covid-19 is, it is not the Nazis.
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Edward Hoagland
American Author
Black bears, though, are not fearsome. I encountered one on the road to my house in Vermont, alone at night. I picked up two stones just in case, but I wasn't afraid of him. I felt a hunter's exhilaration and a brotherly feeling.
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James Roday
American Actor
I would say I'm more fascinated by Big Daddy V than I am necessarily a huge fan of Big Daddy V. He simply threw on the double-strapped unitard... and now he's some sort of fearsome, fighting, wrecking machine.
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Rose George
British Journalist
In practice, the ocean is the world's wildest place because of both its fearsome natural danger and how easy it is out there to slip from the boundaries of law and civilization that seem so firm ashore.
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Barbara Kingsolver
American Novelist
I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved.
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Abraham Maslow
American Psychologist
We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.
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J. G. Ballard
British Author
Boredom is a fearsome prospect. There's a limit to the number of cars and microwaves you can buy. What do you do then?
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Sophocles
Greek Poet
To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has borne even when injured by it.
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John C. Hawkes
American Novelist
I didn't for a moment doubt the choice, but if life is ever fearsome, it is truly fearsome then.
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Karl Rove
American Politician
I think if you talk to my colleagues, I was less than a fearsome individual.
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Thomas Chatterton Williams
American Critic
As fearsome as Covid-19 is, it is not the Nazis.
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