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menacing
adjective
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Divide menacing into syllables:

men · ac · ing

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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