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Synonyms for menacing
men·ac·ing

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Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threateningadjective

    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

    "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"

    Synonyms:
    grim, inauspicious, sullen, minacious, baneful, lowering, black, baleful, dark, sinister, heavy, minatory, dour, ominous, ill, forbidding, threatening

    Antonyms:
    unalarming

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words1.0 / 1 vote

  1. menacingadjective

    Synonyms:
    threatening, minatory

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  1. List of paraphrases for "menacing":

    threatening

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How to use menacing in a sentence?

  1. Bryan Freedman:

    Yet more lies from the same disturbed individual who has been stalking and menacing Wes, his family and his friends for years, as is well known, this person tried to extort Wes for millions of dollars and, after he refused to pay her a penny, launched an unceasing campaign of harassment against my client.

  2. Donald Trump:

    No responsible government should subsidize Iran's blood lust, as long as Iran's menacing behavior continues, sanctions will not be lifted. They will be tightened.

  3. President Biden:

    Six days ago, Russia's Vladimir Putin sought to shake the very foundations of the free world, thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways. But he badly miscalculated. He thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over, instead, he met with… a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined. He met the Ukrainian people and President Zelenskyy.

  4. Joe Biden:

    Six days ago, Russia’s Vladimir Putin sought to shake the foundations of the free world thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways.But he badly miscalculated, he thought he could roll into Ukraine and the world would roll over.Instead he met a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined.He met the Ukrainian people.

  5. Magnus Ranstorp:

    It's quite important for families of the victims, they know where to focus. They know there is one particular person who has been named who authorities will focus on and who will live for the rest of his life knowing that every day he will face a possible drone attack. Now that he is known, he may not be as menacing as he once was.


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