Daunting and Startling

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Daunting adjective - Discouraging through fear.

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Startling and daunting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Startling" instead an adjective "Daunting".

Nearby Words: daunt, daunted

Startling adjective - Causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness.

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Daunting and startling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Daunting" instead an adjective "Startling".

Nearby Words: startle, startled, startler

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Startling and Daunting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/daunting/startling

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Startling or Daunting. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/daunting/startling.

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