Formidable and Giant

Formidable

Formidable adjective - Causing fear.

Giant and formidable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Giant" instead an adjective "Formidable".

Nearby Word: formidably

Giant

Giant adjective - Unusually large.
Usage example: the giant sycamore tree that dwarfs our house is almost 250 years old

Formidable and giant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formidable" instead an adjective "Giant".

Nearby Words: giantism, giantess

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School Also, he proves a surprisingly formidable obstacle to Shaggy and Scooby's rescue attempt, due both to his multiple tentacles and his trump card of trapping them in a pit with the giant Well Dweller.
  • Everything's Better with Monkeys As far as canon goes, the Third Hokage has a very formidable (if aging) monkey summon, while the Four-Tails is a giant sentient mass of chakra in the form of a four-tailed monkey with lava powers.
  • In Spider-Man: The Game of The Movie, one level relies heavily on stealth, and if you are spotted or trip an alarm it brings out a couple Super Soldiers, giant robots that are extremely formidable opponents.
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