formidability
Quality inspiring awe
Formidability is the quality of being formidable—inspiring fear, respect, or apprehension through power, size, or difficulty.
A boxer's formidability comes from knockout power; a mountain's from sheer cliffs and unpredictable weather.
The word often appears in contexts assessing threats or challenges: The formidability of the task became clear once we started.
Of imposing height
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- commandingExerting strong authority
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
- impressiveEvoking admiration or awe
majestic · dominant · authoritative · daunting · stately · dignified · august · powerful
Energy transfer rate
- mightGreat physical strength
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
robustness · endurance · tenacity · potency · vigor · durability · capability · prowess
Source of potential harm
- dangerExposure to harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- fearsomeCausing intense alarm
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
foreboding · alarming · dread · terror · apprehension · trepidation · wariness · caution
Something blocking the way
- difficultyState of being hard
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
hurdle · ordeal · trial · gauntlet · test · opposition · resistance · impediment
towering
Of imposing height
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- commandingExerting strong authority
- monumentalExceptionally large or significant
impressive · majestic · dominant · authoritative · daunting · stately · dignified · august · powerful · striking
power
Energy transfer rate
- mightGreat physical strength
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
toughness · robustness · endurance · tenacity · potency · vigor · durability · capability · prowess · force
menace
Source of potential harm
ominous · foreboding · alarming · dread · terror · apprehension · trepidation · wariness · caution · respect
obstacle
Something blocking the way
- difficultyState of being hard
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
barrier · hurdle · ordeal · trial · gauntlet · test · opposition · resistance · impediment · deterrent
- Fear Wordsterror, dread, horror, fright, fearfulness
formidabilityweakness
Deficiency in force
powerlessness · feebleness · impotence · frailty · puniness
formidabilityapproachability
Quality of seeming welcoming
harmlessness · meekness · timidity · gentleness · friendliness
formidabilityvulnerability
Openness to harm
conquerable · defeatable · penetrability · beatable · easy prey