Competition

Synonyms for formidable

The synonym for formidable recorded in this bank is fearsome, in the sense "inspiring fear or respect through being powerful or capable". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for formidable

fearsomeadjective, in the sense "inspiring fear or respect through being powerful or capable"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and formidable carries one sense so far.

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineCompetition

inspiring fear or respect through being powerful or capable

The defending champion proved a formidable opponent for anyone in the bracket.

This is the whole of what a player sees before choosing. The meaning has to come out of it.

The true synonym

fearsome

Same sentence, swapped: The defending champion proved a fearsome opponent for anyone in the bracket.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for formidable in the sentence quoted.

amiable
fledgling
gracious

Where formidable turns up in the game

formidable is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where formidable is the trap

uncommonadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is rare, in the sense "marked by an uncommon quality", so formidable is there to be ruled out.

Play formidable

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so formidable reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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narrowlyadverbscarcelyby a very small marginTreelineHas a reason line opposeverbfightfight against or resist stronglyTreelineHas a reason line outdoverbsurpassto do better than someone else at a shared activityTreelineHas a reason line outstripverbbeatto move ahead of or surpass a competitorTreelineHas a reason line peerlessadjectivematchlesswithout equal in one's fieldRidgelineHas a reason line peltverbpepperattack and bombard with or as if with missilesRidgelineHas a reason line pluckyadjectivespiritedshowing determined courage against difficult oddsTreelineHas a reason line humpnounbumpsomething that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundingsTreelineHas a reason line

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. formidable carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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