: 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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The daunting task of his care at their Manhattan apartment has fallen to his wife, with assistance from a home aide.
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Jim Farber, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
But after sweeping to a decisive victory over conservative rival Kim Moon-soo on Tuesday, Lee Jae-myung faces a daunting task.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Voters faced a daunting task: Choosing 881 federal judges, more than half of the federal judiciary.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
This trade-off is daunting, and points to a future where choices are not about priorities, but about survival.
—Trickleup, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Jim Farber, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
But after sweeping to a decisive victory over conservative rival Kim Moon-soo on Tuesday, Lee Jae-myung faces a daunting task.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
Voters faced a daunting task: Choosing 881 federal judges, more than half of the federal judiciary.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
This trade-off is daunting, and points to a future where choices are not about priorities, but about survival.
—Trickleup, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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“Daunting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daunting. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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daunting
adjective
daunt·ing
ˈdȯnt-iŋ 
: tending to overwhelm or intimidate
a daunting task
dauntingly
adverb
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