Formidable vs. Wonderful

Formidable vs. Wonderful — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Formidable and Wonderful

Formidableadjective

Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.

Wonderfuladjective

Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

Formidableadjective

Difficult to defeat or overcome.

a formidable opponent

Wonderfuladjective

Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.

They served a wonderful six-course meal.

Formidableadjective

extremely impressive in strength or excellence;

a formidable opponentthe challenge was formidablehad a formidable array of compositions to his creditthe formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal

Wonderfuladverb

(dialect) Exceedingly, to a great extent.

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Formidableadjective

inspiring fear;

the formidable prospect of major surgerya tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanaticsomething unnerving and prisonlike about high gray wall

Wonderfuladjective

extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers;

a fantastic trip to the Orientthe film was fantastic!a howling successa marvelous collection of rare bookshad a rattling conversation about politicsa tremendous achievement