English adjective: redoubtable | |||
1. | redoubtable inspiring fear | ||
Samples | The formidable prospect of major surgery. A tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic. Something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall. | ||
Synonyms | formidable, unnerving | ||
Similar | alarming | ||
Antonyms | unalarming | ||
2. | redoubtable worthy of respect or honor | ||
Samples | Born of a redoubtable family. | ||
Similar | reputable | ||
Antonyms | disreputable | ||