Synonyms for menace
ˈmɛn ɪsmen·ace

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1. menacenoun

   Synonyms:
   threat, denunciation, threatening

   Antonyms:
   good will, blessing

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1. menace, threatnoun

   something that is a source of danger

   "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"

   Synonyms:
   threat, scourge, terror

2. menaceverb

   a threat or the act of threatening

   "he spoke with desperate menace"

   Synonyms:
   threat

3. endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, perilverb

   pose a threat to; present a danger to

   "The pollution is endangering the crops"

   Synonyms:
   imperil, stake, threaten, venture, peril, jeopardise, endanger, hazard, jeopardize, scupper, expose, adventure

4. menaceverb

   express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture

   "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"

   Synonyms:
   jeopardize, peril, threaten, jeopardise, endanger, imperil

5. menaceverb

   act in a threatening manner

   "A menacing person"

   Synonyms:
   jeopardize, peril, threaten, jeopardise, endanger, imperil

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1. menaceverb

   Synonyms:
   threaten, denounce, defy

2. menacenoun

   Synonyms:
   threat, threatening, denunciation

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1. menacenoun

   Synonyms:
   threat, threatening

2. menaceverb

   Synonyms:
   threaten

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1. List of paraphrases for "menace":

   threat, danger, scourge, threatens, threats, threatening

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1. Theodore Roosevelt:

   To educate a man in mind, and not in morals, is to educate a menace to society.

2. Yoram Schweitzer:

   I think that while the ISIS menace cannot be ignored, what is more important is not to inflate it, israeli authorities have an interest in this regard, as no one wants to see Melhem copycats - not least because he managed to kill three people and get away, in what made them look like a bit of a circus.

3. Albert Einstein:

   Since I do not foresee that atomic energy is to be a great boon for a long time, I have to say that for the present it is a menace. Perhaps it is well that it should be. It may intimidate the human race into bringing order into its international affairs, which, without the pressure of fear, it would not do.

4. Fatou Fall:

   The menace is real. We cross our fingers and hope.

5. Mehrdad Khonsari:

   One of the allegations made constantly against Iran, and in order to raise the hype against Iran, is this constant harping on the fact that Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism, but the reality is the world is not concerned with the largest state sponsor of terrorism, because the biggest worry, the biggest menace in the area of terrorism comes not from states but non-state actors like ISIS and Al Qaeda.