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daunted

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verb

past tense of daunt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for daunted
Adjective
  • Even when elegantly directed to financially healthy tools, consumers who are new to personal finance may feel intimidated to take the next step.
    Lindsey Downing, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
  • Building a football culture from not very much seems like a daunting prospect, but Pomroy does not seem too intimidated.
    Nick Miller, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But Daddy was not one to be discouraged and got the place ready to open in June.
    Fannie Flagg, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
  • However, Jim has not been discouraged by this week’s Bristol Myers pullback.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The outspoken owner wants to win and seems to be frustrated at the state of his team.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • At the time when Adam-Geller launched PAIGE in 2004, she was frustrated with the current denim offerings not taking into account real women’s bodies as they were mostly designed by men.
    Yola Robert, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • What sets even Milosz’s early poems of exile and displacement apart is his talent for burying an appalled stringency beneath sentimental guff.
    William Logan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • One of Whipple’s main sources is Biden’s former chief of staff Ron Klain, who often comes across in the book as an appalled observer.
    Fintan O’Toole, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But many in the university community remained dismayed.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 20 May 2025
  • Among those dismayed were Lego Movie director Phil Lord.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 8 May 2025
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“Daunted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daunted. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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