Does formidable mean daunting

Online definitions of Daunting include... intimidating or worrying. The following synonyms are also given for it... alarming, frightening, discouraging, awesome, unnerving and disconcerting. Formidable is defined as causing fear or dread, hard to handle or overcome, awe inspiring and impressive. Synonyms for formidable include... fearful, forbidding, impregnable, arduous, overwhelming and impossing. So while the two Words certainly have very similar meanings they aren't actually listed as synonyms of each other.