Redoubtable
adjective
Someone or something that is very strong, powerful, or scary.
He has a reputation as a redoubtable businessman.
Often appears as...
- redoubtable challenge
- redoubtable opponent
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Inspiring awe or admiration, typically because of age, wisdom, or character.
The team's redoubtable leader continued to inspire them.
Often appears as...
- redoubtable leader
- redoubtable character
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
adjective
Someone or something that is very strong, powerful, or scary.
He has a reputation as a redoubtable businessman.
Often appears as...
- redoubtable challenge
- redoubtable opponent
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Inspiring awe or admiration, typically because of age, wisdom, or character.
The team's redoubtable leader continued to inspire them.
Often appears as...
- redoubtable leader
- redoubtable character
Usage tips
Formal
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Often Intimidating
Redoubtable describes someone who inspires fear or respect, potentially both, through their abilities.
The redoubtable general was feared by his enemies.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
Though it may imply fear, 'redoubtable' can also express profound respect and admiration.
Her redoubtable spirit in face of adversity won her many admirers.
Pro Tip 3/3Used in Comparisons
'Redoubtable' is often used when comparing strengths, suggesting superiority or an impressive challenge.
In the final round, she faced a redoubtable chess master.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Intimidating
Redoubtable describes someone who inspires fear or respect, potentially both, through their abilities.
The redoubtable general was feared by his enemies.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
Though it may imply fear, 'redoubtable' can also express profound respect and admiration.
Her redoubtable spirit in face of adversity won her many admirers.
Pro Tip 3/3Used in Comparisons
'Redoubtable' is often used when comparing strengths, suggesting superiority or an impressive challenge.
In the final round, she faced a redoubtable chess master.
Pro Tip 1/3Often Intimidating
Redoubtable describes someone who inspires fear or respect, potentially both, through their abilities.
The redoubtable general was feared by his enemies.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
Though it may imply fear, 'redoubtable' can also express profound respect and admiration.
Her redoubtable spirit in face of adversity won her many admirers.
Pro Tip 3/3Used in Comparisons
'Redoubtable' is often used when comparing strengths, suggesting superiority or an impressive challenge.
In the final round, she faced a redoubtable chess master.
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Video examples
Derek Paravicini and...
He had to have a lot of oxygen, and that affected your eyes, Derek, and also the way you understand language and the way you understand the world. But that was the end of the bad news, because when Derek came home from the hospital, his family decided to employ the redoubtable nanny
Video examples
Derek Paravicini and...
He had to have a lot of oxygen, and that affected your eyes, Derek, and also the way you understand language and the way you understand the world. But that was the end of the bad news, because when Derek came home from the hospital, his family decided to employ the redoubtable nanny
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Quote examples
James May
English Journalist
Modern man is in crisis. He has degenerated from the redoubtable pillar he became through centuries of refinement and slipped resignedly into the popular depiction of himself as a witless under-achiever, incapable of looking after himself or those around him.
Quote examples
James Gleick
American Author
Encyclopedias are finished. All encyclopedias combined, including the redoubtable Britannica, have already been surpassed by the exercise in groupthink known as Wikipedia.
Quote examples
James May
English Journalist
Modern man is in crisis. He has degenerated from the redoubtable pillar he became through centuries of refinement and slipped resignedly into the popular depiction of himself as a witless under-achiever, incapable of looking after himself or those around him.
Quote examples
James Gleick
American Author
Encyclopedias are finished. All encyclopedias combined, including the redoubtable Britannica, have already been surpassed by the exercise in groupthink known as Wikipedia.
Example 1 of 2
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