: tending to overwhelm or intimidate
a daunting task
Examples of daunting in a Sentence
Few things are more daunting than having to speak in front of a large crowd.
Shakespeare's plays can be daunting for a young reader.
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But if last season’s Heat run to the NBA Finals as a No. 8 seed was improbable, another run to the championship series as a No. 8 seed appears unfathomable at the moment when looking at the daunting challenge ahead and the personnel missing.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
The legalese can be daunting, and insurance companies have a team of lawyers at their disposal.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
The legalese can be daunting, and insurance companies have a team of lawyers at their disposal.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Daunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daunting. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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daunting
adjective
daunt·ing
ˈdȯnt-iŋ 
: tending to overwhelm or intimidate
a daunting task
dauntingly
adverb
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