Synonyms & related words for intimidating

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of intimidating — including menacing, minacious, threatening, terrorizing, discouraging, minatory. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to intimidating

Explore words related to intimidating — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include daunting, intimidatingly, intimidatory, intimidates, dauntingly, intimidated, intimidation, frightening. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for intimidating

Common synonyms for intimidating include menacing, minacious, threatening, terrorizing, discouraging, minatory, ominous, dissuasive — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does intimidating come from?

The word intimidating breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root tim-, from Latin timere (“to fear, be afraid”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.