Formidable
Formidable adjective - Causing fear.
Heroic and formidable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Heroic" instead an adjective "Formidable".
Nearby Word: formidably
Heroic
Heroic adjective - Large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception.
Usage example: an opera production of heroic proportions
Formidable and heroic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formidable" instead an adjective "Heroic".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- great and formidable
- great and heroic
- enormous and formidable
- enormous and heroic
- monstrous and formidable
- monstrous and heroic
- huge and formidable
- huge and heroic
- impressive and formidable
- impressive and heroic
- indomitable and formidable
- indomitable and heroic
- imposing and formidable
- imposing and heroic
Both words in one sentence
- In Borderlands 2, Roland has a penchant for the heroic speech and is a good enough leader to have a formidable army under his command.
Source: Socially-Awkward Hero - Sailor Moon's Stars arc (manga version) demotes the Senshi so that instead of being a formidable team, they almost instantly get into dire straits and are temporarily killed off so that we can see how heroic Usagi is as she copes with such tragedy.
- On the most basic level, it's a heroic fantasy in which the Knight in Shining Armor braves terrible monsters and overcomes formidable challenges to rescue the Distressed Damsel.
Source: Literature / The Night Land
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