: 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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For any organization that sources, produces or distributes physical products, overhauling an entire merchandise strategy in an effort to be environmentally conscious can be daunting.
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Jay Deutsch, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Loehr is one of those consummate pros who often are passed over for starring roles and yet have a daunting level of craft at their disposal.
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For the family of the Army reservist who carried out a mass shooting across Maine's second-largest city one year ago, dissecting what provoked the deadly rampage has been daunting.
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Additionally, communicating via Zoom would be daunting for the inmate, who had never used the software before a court hearing last week.
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Jay Deutsch, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Loehr is one of those consummate pros who often are passed over for starring roles and yet have a daunting level of craft at their disposal.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
For the family of the Army reservist who carried out a mass shooting across Maine's second-largest city one year ago, dissecting what provoked the deadly rampage has been daunting.
—Brenda Breslauer, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Additionally, communicating via Zoom would be daunting for the inmate, who had never used the software before a court hearing last week.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Daunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daunting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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daunting
adjective
daunt·ing
ˈdȯnt-iŋ 
: tending to overwhelm or intimidate
a daunting task
dauntingly
adverb
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