fearsome
37
4.8
- adjective
- /ˈfɪrˌsəm/
:
temible
- The lion is a fearsome predator that strikes fear into the hearts of its prey.
- a fearsome reputation
- the most fearsome
- a fearsome quality
Sorry, what is the most fearsome creature you have ever seen?
- Sorry, what is the most fearsome creature you have ever seen?
- And I said to my colleague, this is the fearsome al Qaeda.
- So fires been made into a kind of fearsome enemy.
- These were, were innocent assessments or they were fearsome support and preachings of loyalty.
Examples
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Later, my father would tell me that my mother's temper, once aroused, was a fearsome spectacle.
Fiction book (1999) -
Cardinal Richelieu, a fearsome apparition in red, the most powerful man in France.
Fiction book (1993) -
But these are also all images of a fearsome kind of strength, right?
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And let me tell you, folks, the red man... ...is a fearsome enemy.
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Sorry, what is the most fearsome creature you have ever seen?
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What manner of creature is so fearsome it takes six men to attack it?
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In this case, what appeared to be "little angels" turned out to be fearsome devils.
Academic text (2014) -
The children were playing on the river without concern about the fearsome piranhas.
Academic text (2005) -
In some pictures, there is a fearsome snake coiled in front of him.
Fiction book (1992) -
Even with the flashlight trained away, she could trace its fearsome design against the midnight sky.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
763
1.0
Causing fear or making you feel afraid
658
1.0
So frightening that people feel afraid
287
3.0
Causing someone to feel afraid
209
5.3
Making people feel very afraid
179
5.5
Causing great fear or shock
141
6.9
Very serious, frightening, and needing action quickly
136
3.7
Very bad and unpleasant, often causing fear or shock
96
3.2
Strange and frightening in a way that makes you feel nervous, like a ghost
95
4.5
Makes people feel very afraid and shocked
93
5.3
Making someone feel afraid, nervous, or less confident
87
6.1
Giving a feeling that something bad will happen
82
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
65
1.1
Very frightening and causing fear or dread
19
2.9
Causing strong fear and worry
17
7.0
Very frightening and unpleasant, like a bad dream
6
5.1
Very scary and likely to make someone feel afraid
3
6.4
Causing strong fear or worry
1
4.2
Causing great fear or worry
1
5.0
Giving the feeling that something dangerous may happen
1
9.9
Causing great fear or showing terrible danger
1
6.0
Making you feel afraid or nervous
1
8.5
That makes you shiver with fear
Making someone feel very afraid
Strange in a way that makes you feel afraid or uneasy
Causing strong fear or disgust that makes you shiver
Antonyms
How Frightening
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fearsome is made from fear and the part -some, which means 'causing' or 'full of', as in awesome. So fearsome means 'causing fear' and is used for something very frightening.