intimidating

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adjective

Threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.

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dauntingdiscouraging
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of intimidate
adjectiveintimidating (comparative more intimidating, superlative most intimidating)

comparative more intimidating · superlative most intimidating

  1. Threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivediscouraging through fear

Similar
dauntingdiscouraging
Also see
dauntingdiscouragingintimidative

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian заплаши́телен, закани́телен
  • заплаши́телен (zaplašítelen)threatening
  • закани́телен (zakanítelen)threatening
Catalan intimidatori
  • intimidatorithreatening
Danish truende, trusselfuld
  • truendethreatening
  • trusselfuldthreatening
Finnish pelottava, uhkaava
  • pelottavathreatening
  • uhkaavathreatening
French intimidant
  • intimidantthreatening
German einschüchternd
  • einschüchterndthreatening
Greek απειλητικός
  • απειλητικός (apeilitikós)threatening
Portuguese intimidador
  • intimidadorthreatening
Russian пугающий
  • пугающий (pugajuščij)threatening
Spanish intimidante
  • intimidantethreatening
Swedish skrämmande, respektingivande
  • skrämmandethreatening
  • respektingivandethreatening
Cite this entry
APA

intimidating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intimidating

MLA

“intimidating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intimidating. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intimidating,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intimidating.

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