Ferocious vs Formidable - What's the difference?
ferocious | formidable |
Marked by extreme and violent energy.
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Extreme or intense.
causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment
difficult to defeat or overcome
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As adjectives the difference between ferocious and formidable
is that ferocious is marked by extreme and violent energy while formidable is causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.ferocious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.}}
Synonyms
* fierceDerived terms
* ferociouslyExternal links
* * *formidable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Holloway has unfinished business in the Premier League after relegation last year and he will make a swift return if he can overcome West Ham a week on Saturday. Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, will be acutely aware that when the stakes are high, Blackpool are simply formidable .}}