daunting
So difficult or scary that it makes you unsure you can manage it.
daunting in a sentence
- Climbing the enormous rock wall looked daunting, and Priya wondered if she could ever reach the top.
- Learning all fifty lines for the play felt daunting at first, but Meera took it one page at a time.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to daunting?
- Aeasy
- Binviting
- Cscary
- Dsimple
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C: scary. The other three mean the opposite of daunting.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to daunting?
- Ahard
- Bscary
- Ceasy
- Dfrightening
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C: easy. The other three mean nearly the same as daunting.
Words that mean something similar
scary, frightening, hard
Words that mean the opposite
easy, simple, inviting
More words about emotions & feelings
- dejected: Feeling sad and without hope.
- despair: The feeling of losing all hope.
- despise: To dislike someone or something very strongly.
- despondent: Very sad and without any hope.
- detest: To dislike something so much that you cannot bear it.
- discontent: A feeling of being unhappy and not satisfied.
- disdain: A feeling that someone or something is not worth your respect.
- dismay: A shocked, worried feeling when something unpleasant happens.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test