Meaning & use

menacing

adjective·Academic

Suggesting the presence of danger or harm; threatening in appearance or manner.

See it in a sentence

Dark, menacing clouds gathered on the horizon before the storm hit.

The stray dog gave a menacing growl as we approached the gate.

A note on using this word

Menacing can describe people, animals, weather, or atmosphere, always implying a sense of impending danger.

Words with a similar meaning

threateningsinisterominous

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Words with an opposite meaning

harmlessreassuring

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