Threatening

/ˈθɹɛtə.nɪŋ/

Synonyms for "threatening" (179 found)

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Closest matches (36)

about to beabusive acute alarmingalready in sightapocalyptic approachingat handbad baleful baneful black bludgeoning blustering bodeful boding brewing browbeating bulldozing bullying

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closeclose at handcoming comminatory

Adjective(1 words)

baleful

Adjective(4 words)

baleful coercivecoercive pressurecoercive rhetoric

Noun(7 words)

bellowing blackmailing brandishing coerce coercioncoercive forcingcoercive tactic

Strong matches (54)

critical dangerous dangersome dark denunciatory dire doomful dreary evil evil-starred exigent explosive fatefulfear inspiringfear-inspiring fierce foreboding forthcomingfraught with dangerfuture

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gathering gloomygoing to happenhectoring ill ill-boding ill-fated ill-omened ill-starred immediate imminent impendent impending

Noun(12 words)

danger dangerous destabilizing endangering foreboding foreshadowgathering stormgrowling gunpoint hazard hostile imperilling

Adjective(7 words)

dangerous wild animaldirest disquieting forbidding frightening heavy horned

Verb(2 words)

destabilize imperiling

Related words (89)

in danger imminentin prospectin reservein storein the cardsin the offingin the windin viewinauspicious instant intimidating jeopardousjust around the cornerlooming lowering lurking menacing minacious minatory murky

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nearnear at handnearingof evil portentoffensive ominouson the horizonovercast overhanging parlous periculous perilous portending portentous preparing serious sinister somber stormy terroristic terrorizingthat will bethreatfulto comeugly unfavorable unfortunate unlucky unpromising unpropitious untoward upcoming waiting

Noun(19 words)

intimidate intimidating intimidationintimidation potentialintimidation tacticjeopardizing loom menace menacing ominous portend portentousportuguese ominosopresagepressure tacticscaring snarling threat warn

Verb(3 words)

leering loomed snarled

Adjective(10 words)

lowering menacing minacious minatory ominousominous tonepredatory staresinister sullenthreatening pressure

Adjective(4 words)

menacing minacious threatensome threatful

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

14 entries

action behaviorcoercive actiondangerexpression of intenthazard indicatornegotiation tacticpolicy toolrisk signalsocial actiontacticverbal action

More specific

17 entries

coerciondanger signeconomic threatintimidationlegal threatmenacemilitary threatomenphysical threatportend disasterpresage harmsignal dangerthreaten legal actionthreaten sanctionsthreaten violenceverbal threat

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Collocations

15 entries

act of threatissue a threatmake a threatphysical threatthreat of sanctionsthreaten sanctionsthreaten violencethreatening atmospherethreatening climatethreatening gesturethreatening messagethreatening posturethreatening tonethreatening weatherverbal threat

Inflections

3 entries

more threateningmost threateningthreatenings

Derivations

4 entries

threat threaten threatened threateningly

similar

2 entries

alarming cloudy

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The weather is threatening.

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The sky had become threatening before I got to the station.

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It's threatening to rain.

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The sky looks threatening.

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