threatening
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- menacing, bullying, intimidatory
- ominous, forbidding, grim, inauspicious, sinister

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Related Words: impending, forthcoming, upcoming, close, near

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

threat‧en‧ing /ˈθretn-ɪŋ/ adjective
[Word Family: verb: threaten; noun: threat; adverb: threateningly; adjective: threatening]

1. if someone’s behaviour is threatening, you believe they intend to harm you:
His voice sounded threatening.
a threatening gesture

2. if the sky or clouds are threatening, bad weather is likely:
a threatening thundercloud
—threateningly adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

threatening
adj.
VERBS appear, be, seem, sound | become | regard sth as, see sth as
ADV. extremely, seriously, very seriously threatening behaviour
increasingly | almost | rather, slightly, somewhat | potentially

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