Formidable
Formidable adjective - Causing fear.
Greatest and formidable are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Greatest" with "Formidable", this adjectives are similar.
Nearby Word: formidably
Greatest
Greatest adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Formidable and greatest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formidable" instead an adjective "Greatest".
Both words in one sentence
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It seems Scipio expected himself to be named second greatest, as he was quite nettled when Hannibal gave his answer: Pyrrhus of Epirus - he of the Pyrrhic Victory (who was actually a formidable general, his only problem being dealing with someone who could raise more armies than he could destroy).
Source: Useful Notes / Punic Wars
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