Synonyms for menacing
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
threatening, ominous, sinister, intimidating, dark, baleful, alarming, forbidding, minatory, portentous, minacious dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Synonym of threatening in its various senses.
Example sentences
- threatening Tom's injuries aren't considered life-threatening.
- sinister Gustavo's tone and mannerisms were really sinister.
- intimidating Tom finds Mary's mother to be quite intimidating.
- ominous The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| menacing | rising | |
| threatening | rising | |
| sinister | rising | |
| intimidating | rising | |
| ominous | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- dark1
- 7 letters
- ominous3, baleful2
- 8 letters
- sinister3, alarming3, minatory
- 9 letters
- minacious
- 10 letters
- forbidding3, portentous3
- 11 letters
- threatening3
- 12 letters
- intimidating5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ominous3 = 3 syllables).