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menacing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb menace Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb menace Entailment of verb menace Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb menace 3 senses of menace Sense 1 endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril => exist, be Sense 2 menace => express, show evince Sense 3 menace => act behave, do Familiarity of verb menace menace used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb menace Sense 1 endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril => exist, be -------------- Sense 2 menace => express, show evince -------------- Sense 3 menace => act behave, do -------------- Overview of verb menace The verb menace has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril -- (pose a threat to present a danger to "The pollution is endangering the crops") 2. (1) menace -- (express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick") 3. menace -- (act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person") Overview of adj menacing The adj menacing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly -- (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") Antonyms of adj menacing 1 sense of menacing Sense 1 baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly INDIRECT (VIA alarming) -> unalarming Similarity of adj menacing 1 sense of menacing Sense 1 baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly => alarming (vs. unalarming) Attributes of adj menacing Familiarity of adj menacing menacing used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj menacing menacing Overview of verb menace The verb menace has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, peril -- (pose a threat to present a danger to "The pollution is endangering the crops") 2. (1) menace -- (express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick") 3. menace -- (act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person") Overview of adj menacing The adj menacing has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly -- (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")
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