The weather is threatening.
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Threatening
//ˈθɹɛtə.nɪŋ//
Synonyms for "threatening" (128 found)
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Closest matches (26)
alarmingdarkintimidatingmenacingominousabout to beabusiveacutealready in sightapocalypticapproachingat handbadbalefulbanefulblackbludgeoningblusteringbodefulboding
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Adjective(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (38)
Related words (64)
impendingin danger imminentin prospectin reservein storein the cardsin the offingin the windin viewinauspiciousinstantjeopardousjust around the cornerloomingloweringlurkingminaciousminatorymurkynear
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near at handnearingof evil portentoffensiveon the horizonorgulousovercastoverhangingparlouspericulousperilousportendingportentouspreparingserioussinistersomberstormysullenterroristicterrorizingthat will bethreatfulto comeuglyunfavorableunfortunateunluckyunpromisingunpropitiousuntowardupcomingwaiting
Adjective(4 words)
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5 entriesderived
6 entriesderived from
2 entriesform of
1 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
3 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 22 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀπειλητικός adj (presenting a threat)
Belarusian
2 entries- пагража́льны adj (presenting a threat)
- пагро́злівы adj (presenting a threat)
Bulgarian
1 entries- заплашителен adj (presenting a threat)
Catalan
1 entries- amenaçador adj (presenting a threat)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 威脅的 /威胁的 adj (presenting a threat)
Finnish
1 entries- uhkaava adj (presenting a threat)
French
1 entries- menaçant adj (presenting a threat)
German
1 entries- drohend adj (presenting a threat)
Greek
1 entries- απειλητικός adj (presenting a threat)
Latin
2 entries- minax adj (presenting a threat)
- minitābundus adj (presenting a threat)
Macedonian
1 entries- закану́вачки adj (presenting a threat)
Māori
4 entries- hākiwakiwa adj (presenting a threat)
- paroro adj (presenting a threat)
- pōkerekere adj (presenting a threat)
- pōrukuruku adj (presenting a threat)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- truende adj (presenting a threat)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- trugande adj (presenting a threat)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- dreiwent adj (presenting a threat)
Polish
1 entries- arcygroźny adj (presenting a threat)
Portuguese
1 entries- ameaçador adj (presenting a threat)
Romanian
1 entries- amenințător adj (presenting a threat)
Russian
1 entries- угрожа́ющий adj (presenting a threat)
Spanish
1 entries- amenazador adj (presenting a threat)
Swedish
1 entries- hotfull adj (presenting a threat)
Ukrainian
2 entries- загро́зливий adj (presenting a threat)
- погро́зливий adj (presenting a threat)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
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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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.