What does redoubtable mean?

redoubtable means "inspiring fear". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in redoubtable?

redoubtable has 4 syllables: re-doub-ta-ble. The stress falls on "doub". In IPA it is /ɹiˈdaʊtəbəl/.

What is another word for redoubtable?

Close synonyms include formidable, unnerving. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is redoubtable a common word?

redoubtable is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

redoubtable — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
inspiring fear
“the formidable prospect of major surgery”
“a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic”
“something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall”
Synonymsformidable unnerving
Similaralarming
2.
worthy of respect or honor
“born of a redoubtable family”
Similarreputable

Questions about redoubtable

What does redoubtable mean?: redoubtable means "inspiring fear". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in redoubtable?: redoubtable has 4 syllables: re-doub-ta-ble. The stress falls on "doub". In IPA it is /ɹiˈdaʊtəbəl/.
What is another word for redoubtable?: Close synonyms include formidable, unnerving. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is redoubtable a common word?: redoubtable is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for redoubtable come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
inspiring fear
“the formidable prospect of major surgery”
“a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic”
“something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall”
Synonymsformidable unnerving
Similaralarming
2.
worthy of respect or honor
“born of a redoubtable family”
Similarreputable

Questions about redoubtable

What does redoubtable mean?: redoubtable means "inspiring fear". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in redoubtable?: redoubtable has 4 syllables: re-doub-ta-ble. The stress falls on "doub". In IPA it is /ɹiˈdaʊtəbəl/.
What is another word for redoubtable?: Close synonyms include formidable, unnerving. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is redoubtable a common word?: redoubtable is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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