Synonyms for menace
ˈmɛn ɪsmen·ace

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

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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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

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. Nancy Pelosi:

   In January, a horrible, horrible terrorist attack took place in Paris, you'd think it would have heightened the urgency to pass a homeland security bill, but the Republicans still say no to passing a clean bill unless they can be a menace to immigration.

2. Gauri Maulekhi:

   It is not a 'monkey menace' but a human menace invading wildlife by cutting forests at large scale and allowing industries, human encroachments in forests are pushing out wild animals like monkeys from their settlements in search of food and shelter.

3. Theodore Roosevelt:

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

4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt:

   Concentration of wealth and power has been built upon other people's money, other people's business, other people's labor. Under this concentration, independent business has been a menace to American society.

5. Jean Kerr:

   The real menace in dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at all you begin to sound like a five-year-old.