menacing
adjectiveHow many syllables in menacing?
There are 3 syllables in the word menacing.How to pronounce menacing:
Definition of menacing:
- menacing (adjective):
- harmful, menacing, or vindictive
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments.
- presenting, suggesting, or constituting a menace or threat threatening
Synonyms for menacing:
alarming
baleful
black
bleak
bodeful
dangerous
dark
darkening
depressing
depressive
desolate
dire
direful
doomy
forbidding
foreboding
frightening
gray
grey
ill
inauspicious
intimidating
intimidatory
lonely
looming
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Antonyms for menacing:
advantageous
aiding
anodyne
assisting
auspicious
away
beautiful
behooveful
benefic
beneficent
beneficial
benevolent
benign
benignant
boosting
bright
calm
calming
cheerful
cheering
comforting
constructive
delightful
distant
effective
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