threatening

[thret-n-ing] / ˈθrɛt n ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

menacing, ominous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aggressive alarming cautionary dangerous dire sinister ugly

STRONG

bullying close impending looming lowering near overhanging portending scowling terrorizing warning

WEAK

apocalyptic at hand baleful baneful comminatory fateful forthcoming grim ill-boding imminent impendent inauspicious intimidatory loury lowery minacious minatory portentous unlucky unpropitious unsafe upcoming

Antonyms

STRONGEST

good kind nice safe

STRONG

away distant far remote

WEAK

pleasant

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Additional costs will stretch US households, threatening consumer spending which makes up two-thirds of US GDP, analysts say.

From Barron's

Saudi Arabia, and neighboring states damaged data centers, causing Amazon service interruptions and threatening the Gulf’s future.

From The Wall Street Journal

“No no. Not like that. Not in-person people. And stop threatening people with knitting.”

From Literature

Early last year, roughly 40 data centers in Virginia suddenly dropped off the power grid, threatening the stability of the already vulnerable system.

From The Wall Street Journal

Early last year, a cluster of data centers in Virginia suddenly dropped off the power grid, threatening the stability of the already vulnerable system.

From The Wall Street Journal

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