dauntingEnglishOxford English Thesaurusdaunting adjective the daunting task of raising five boys: intimidating, formidable, disconcerting, unnerving, unsettling, dismaying; discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting, demoralizing; forbidding, ominous, awesome, frightening, fearsome, mean-looking; challenging, taxing, exacting.word toolkitdauntingSee formidable.daunting Oxford Dictionary of English