[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

intimidate \intim"idate\, v. t. imp.  p. p. intimidated;
   p. pr.  vb. n. intimidating. ll. intimidatus, p. p. of
   intimidare to frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful,
   timid: cf. f. intimider. see timid.
   to make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to
   deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.
   1913 webster

         now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast,
         intimidates the brave, degrades the great. --johnson.

   syn: to dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten;
        terrify; daunt; cow.
        1913 webster
see also:
intimidated intimidating timid 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

intimidating \intimidating\ adj.
   discouraging; inhibiting; deterring. opposite of
   encouraging.

   syn: daunting.
        wordnet 1.5
see also:
encouraging 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

intimidating
     adj : discouraging through fear syn: daunting
see also:
daunting 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

30 moby thesaurus words for "intimidating":
   abusive, admonitory, bludgeoning, blustering, browbeating,
   bulldozing, bullying, cautionary, comminatory, denunciatory,
   deterrent, discouraging, disinclining, dissuading, dissuasive,
   expostulatory, fear-inspiring, foreboding, hectoring, imminent,
   lowering, menacing, minacious, minatory, monitory, ominous,
   terroristic, terrorizing, threatening, threatful

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