ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsRredoubtable
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redoubtable
Meaning: formidable and worthy of respect or fear
redoubtable in a sentence
How redoubtable is used in real sentences:
The rookie prepared to face the league's most redoubtable defender.
The redoubtable commander had never lost a battle in thirty years of service.
“Voss remembered the redoubtable prosecutor towering over witnesses; even seasoned lawyers had feared his questions, and she had mistaken confidence for reliability.”
— from the passage The Weight of Fifteen Years
“One senior philosopher remained a redoubtable opponent, skilled at exposing weak assumptions and unwilling to abandon the older doctrine quickly.”
— from the passage The Chamber Argument
“Margaret proved redoubtable when imperial interests were threatened, resisting pressure firmly enough to earn respect even from French envoys.”
— from the passage The Negotiators of Cambrai
Synonyms for redoubtable
Other words for redoubtable — formidable, fearsome and daunting — carry the same meaning.
- formidable
- fearsome
- daunting
Antonyms of redoubtable
Words that mean the opposite of redoubtable:
- weak
- ineffectual
- unimpressive
Where it comes from
From Old French redouter, meaning 'to fear or dread.'
Memory hook
A REDOUBTABLE rival makes you doubt that you can defeat them.
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