Synonyms & related words for menace

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of menace — including threat, threaten, peril, endanger, imperil, danger. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to menace

Explore words related to menace — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include menacer, minacious, minatory, nonthreatening, menacingly, scourge, terrorization, jeopardous. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for menace

Common synonyms for menace include threat, threaten, peril, endanger, imperil, danger, jeopardize, terrorize — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does menace come from?

The word menace breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root menac-, from Latin minari (“threaten”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.