: 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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Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The team kicks off its season with a daunting non-conference slate, including matchups against Merrimack, Texas Tech, Florida State, and Oklahoma, before turning to its Mid-American Conference schedule.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The idea of leaving behind decades of progress to begin again in a new role or industry often feels more daunting than failure itself.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Done in a style bloghouse fans will know and appreciate, the song bumps along deliciously, although as the producer tells it, putting it together was initially quite daunting.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Daunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daunting. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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