Synonyms & related words for threatening

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of threatening — including minacious, menacing, minatory, ominous, baleful, sinister. 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 threatening

Explore words related to threatening — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include nonthreatening, forbidding, threatened, menaced, threat, menacingly, threateningly, menaces. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for threatening

Common synonyms for threatening include minacious, menacing, minatory, ominous, baleful, sinister, intimidating, comminatory — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.