fearsome

adjective

fear·some ˈfir-səm

Synonyms of fearsome next

: causing fear

a fearsome monster

: intense, extreme

fearsome determination

: timid, timorous

fearsomely adverb

fearsomeness noun

Examples of fearsome in a Sentence

at night the child would always imagine that there were fearsome monsters lurking under his bed after working all afternoon in the hot sun, I had developed a fearsome thirst

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Jeff Goldblum puts his own stamp on the fearsome Wizard of Oz, using his quirky persona to reinvent the character and providing a delightful musical number of his own. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024 There’s a weird beauty here too, even something fearsome. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024 Parker was not the only fearsome critic of her day. —

Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024 The Democrats’ best hope may be that Trump’s minuscule battleground state leads will collapse on contact with the fearsome Harris turnout machine. —

W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fearsome