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daunting
seeming difficult or frightening to face
Synonyms
- formidable
- intimidating
- discouraging
Antonyms
- inviting
- manageable
- encouraging
daunting in a sentence
Restoring the abandoned theater seemed daunting at first.
The steep, unmarked trail looked daunting to the young hikers.
Where it comes from
From Old French danter, meaning 'to tame or subdue.'
Memory hook
DAUNTING contains DAUNT: it daunts you by making a task seem hard to face.
Read it in context
- The Bone That Would Not Settle Science