: tending to overwhelm or intimidate
a daunting task
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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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Derek Hoyt, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Jiri’s path forward with a big sprawling, expensive festival deep in the shadows of Cannes, Berlin and Venice was fraught with economic hurdles and a daunting search for purpose and relevance in 1994.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 9 May 2025
Pope Francis gave us such a timely inspiring daunting model to use our new degrees in important ways as leaders.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2025
And, most daunting of all: Are jeans business casual?
—Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for daunting
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“Daunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daunting. Accessed 17 May. 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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