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Formidable vs Confusing - What's the difference?

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Formidable is a related term of confusing.


As adjectives the difference between formidable and confusing

is that 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 while confusing is difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc.

As a verb confusing is

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formidable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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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    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=John Percy , title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report , work=the Telegraph 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 .}}

    confusing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic etc
    • Several sections in that book are really confusing .

    Related terms

    * confuse * confused * confusion

    Verb

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