Synonyms: menace
Definition: a threat or the act of threatening
Usage: he spoke with desperate menace
Similar words: threat
Definition: declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
Usage: his threat to kill me was quite explicit
Definition: something that is a source of danger
Usage: earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
Similar words: danger
Definition: a cause of pain or injury or loss
Usage: he feared the dangers of traveling by air
Synonyms: menace
Definition: act in a threatening manner
Usage: A menacing person
Similar words: act, behave, do
Definition: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
Usage: You should act like an adult; Don't behave like a fool; What makes her do this way?; The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people
Synonyms: menace
Definition: express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
Usage: he menaced the bank manager with a stick
Similar words: show, evince, express
Definition: give expression to
Usage: She showed her disappointment
Synonyms: menace, jeopardise, jeopardize, imperil, peril, threaten, endanger
Definition: pose a threat to; present a danger to
Usage: The pollution is endangering the crops