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Inspiring fear or awe through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

Very strong or proficient in a skill or ability

Very high in quality

Denotes the effectiveness or dominance of a particular action

Grand and impressive in appearance

Having a very gloomy or ill-tempered expression or demeanor

Capable of producing great physical force

Having great power, especially to influence or effect something

Dangerous or perilous in nature

Able to withstand hardship or challenges

Cogent or compelling in nature

(of a debate or discussion) Stimulating strong views on a topic or subject

Greatness of amount

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Adjective

Inspiring fear or awe through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

suggestive of evil

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

unfavourable^UK

adrenaline-charged

disadvantageous

phantasmagorical

deeply distressing

blood-and-thunder

too horrible for words

indescribably bad

beyond description

indescribably wicked

indescribably evil

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“They were interrupted by the unwelcome and formidable presence of the insurgents.”

Adjective

Requiring, or involving, great mental or physical effort

pick-and-shovel

energy-consuming

easier said than done

character-building

no piece of cake

incomprehensible

like getting blood out of a stone

difficult to achieve

fraught with danger

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

antagonizing^US

antagonising^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

full of problems

beset by problems

playing with fire

Russian roulette

like herding cats

emotionally draining

discountenancing

life-threatening

causing discomfort

thought-provoking

confrontational

not to be borne

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“Steel yourselves for the formidable challenge that lies ahead of us.”

Adjective

Very strong or proficient in a skill or ability

nimble-fingered

know one's stuff

sharp as a tack

know backwards and forwards

know one's onions

of the first water

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

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“Many will know Nadal as a formidable tennis player, but one who is at his most formidable on one type of surface, clay.”

Adjective

Very high in quality

out of this world

top-of-the-line

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

of the first water

exceptionally skilled

immensely skilled

highest quality

of the highest order

of the first order

highly qualified

extraordinarily skilled

above and beyond

of highest order

top of the line

top of the range

of the highest quality

in a class all by itself

of the highest standard

too good to be true

of high quality

out-of-this-world

out of the ordinary

never to be forgotten

exceptionally good

the dog's bollocks

like a dream come true

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

a million dollars

like a million dollars

supremely skilled

having a knack for

top-of-the-range

beyond description

very attractive

greatly to one's liking

very pleasurable

of the highest type

highest-quality

off beaten path

worthy of admiration

worthy of commendation

not to be forgotten

fixed in the mind

stamped on your memory

off the beaten track

more than human

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Adjective

Denotes the effectiveness or dominance of a particular action

in the ascendancy

holding the reins

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Adjective

Grand and impressive in appearance

one for the book

something to write home about

out of this world

tall in the saddle

fit for a queen

fit for a prince

fit for a princess

too good to be true

of the first water

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

state-of-the-art

top-of-the-line

of the first order

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Adjective

Having a very gloomy or ill-tempered expression or demeanor

ill-humoured^UK

confrontational

uncommunicative

evil-intentioned

with a long face

having short fuse

hot under collar

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

on a short fuse

not on speaking terms

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Adjective

Of great size

of considerable size

not inconsiderable

all-encompassing

interdisciplinary

multidisciplinary

cross-disciplinary

encyclopedic^US

encyclopaedic^UK

extremely large

across the board

larger-than-life

across-the-board

disproportionate

not to be sneezed at

earth-shattering

bigger than life

through the ceiling

encyclopaedical

worth taking into account

wide physically

extending far down

recrementitious

overextravagant

out of all proportion

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Adjective

Capable of producing great physical force

powerfully built

broad-shouldered

strong as an ox

as strong as a horse

as strong as a lion

well upholstered

broad in the beam

hale and hearty

built like an ox

well-proportioned

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Adjective

Having great power, especially to influence or effect something

highly regarded

of considerable importance

not to be ignored

to be reckoned with

well thought of

of great consequence

in the public eye

a hard nut to crack

of the first rank

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Adjective

Dangerous or perilous in nature

on collision course

jeopardizing^US

jeopardising^UK

fraught with danger

life-threatening

playing with fire

on slippery ground

hanging by a thread

Russian roulette

hanging in the balance

hanging by thread

on a slippery slope

easily threatened

at a turning point

at a critical stage

open to question

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Adjective

Able to withstand hardship or challenges

dyed-in-the-wool

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Adjective

Cogent or compelling in nature

well-established

incontrovertible

able to hold water

beyond question

coming on strong

carrying conviction

one-hundred percent

not taking no for an answer

without loopholes

well thought out

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Adjective

(of a debate or discussion) Stimulating strong views on a topic or subject

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

keen as mustard

foaming at the mouth

hot under the collar

like one possessed

hot and bothered

beside yourself

at the end of your tether

throwing a wobbly

out of your mind

hot-and-bothered

hot under collar

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Noun

Greatness of amount

overwhelmingness

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