Synonyms for menacing
men·ac·ing

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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

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1. menacingadjective

   Synonyms:
   threatening, minatory

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1. List of paraphrases for "menacing":

   threatening

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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. 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.

3. Donald Trump:

   Russia is a menacing government that does not share our interests and it does not share our values.

4. Chris Boyle:

   The Legislative Majority stands firmly behind Law enforcement, and will continue to do everything they can to deter violence against them, it's unfortunate that the County Executive has vetoed this bill that would help to deter the assault, menacing and harassment of police officers and other first responders.

5. 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.