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menace

[men-is] / ˈmɛn ɪs /
NOUN
danger; pest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hazard peril plague risk threat
STRONG
annoyance caution commination intimidation jeopardy nuisance scare thunder trouble troublemaker warning
Antonyms
STRONGEST
certainty safety surety
STRONG
comfort delight happiness pleasure
WEAK
aid assistance help
VERB
bother, frighten
Synonyms
STRONGEST
endanger imperil intimidate jeopardize terrorize threaten
STRONG
alarm browbeat bully chill compromise hazard impend loom lower overhang peril portend risk scare spook torment
WEAK
bad-eye lean on push around put heat on scare hell out of whip around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
assist guard help protect save
STRONG
calm compliment praise reassure soothe
WEAK
aid

Example Sentences

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Despite the high stakes, I was an absolute menace.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

It is especially a menace to anyone invested in securities such as longer-term Treasury bonds, which are “safe” in name only.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

Flanker Manuel Zuliani has been a breakdown menace.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Long before apps like Alarmy, makers of alarm clocks recognized that some of their products needed a tinge of menace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

How often had it lowered on me menace and hate! and how the recollection of childhood’s terrors and sorrows revived as I traced its harsh line now!

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.