imposing

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• make: A principle task was to make the bank less imposing.

Modifies a noun

• edifice: Without it, the ancient and imposing edifice opposes to the shock of revolution nothing but the dead weight of its loose parts.
• facade: Its imposing front facade of red brickwork in Flemish bond with finely lined pointing even merits a mention in Pevsner.
• castle: B Day 4 Edinburgh ( Queensferry ) - Fort William Today we travel via Stirling, with its imposing castle.
• monument: Kidwelly Castle is a mighty and imposing monument of power.
• tower: Another notable piece of architecture I must photograph on a future trip is the former British Airways terminal with its imposing tower.
• sight: The most imposing sight in Sanaa is the old city, especially the eastern part.

Modifying Another Word

• very: It is a very imposing building, built in an utterly eclectic style.
• particularly: Dennis pointed out Brian, who, he says, did not look a particularly imposing figure dressed in his suit.
• rather: A rather imposing building opposite appears to be residential.
• physically: It's a physically imposing side, and it's got goals.
• equally: Inside is an equally imposing interior, if more modern in style that you might expect.
• quite: Whilst mentioning the Bedford Modern School, the front has been re-laid and during the day-time looks quite imposing.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: They sound different to ours and seem less imposing.
• look: We can't really see that it's Blackie, but she looks fairly imposing.