: 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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Now the country can expect a drop in tourism and faces a daunting rebuilding effort.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Designing a landmark beside one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World would have been a daunting task for any architect.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Plastic in the ocean, for example, is a very daunting and overwhelming issue that humanity is struggling with.
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This 90-day playbook breaks down the daunting task of AI transformation into four focused sprints.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Designing a landmark beside one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World would have been a daunting task for any architect.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Plastic in the ocean, for example, is a very daunting and overwhelming issue that humanity is struggling with.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 29 Oct. 2025
This 90-day playbook breaks down the daunting task of AI transformation into four focused sprints.
—Kellie Romack, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Daunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daunting. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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daunting
adjective
daunt·ing
ˈdȯnt-iŋ 
: tending to overwhelm or intimidate
a daunting task
dauntingly
adverb
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