Synonyms for menace
ˈmɛn ɪsmen·ace

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. menacenoun

   Synonyms:
   threat, denunciation, threatening

   Antonyms:
   good will, blessing

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1. menace, threatnoun

   something that is a source of danger

   "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"

   Synonyms:
   threat, scourge, terror

2. menaceverb

   a threat or the act of threatening

   "he spoke with desperate menace"

   Synonyms:
   threat

3. endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, threaten, imperil, perilverb

   pose a threat to; present a danger to

   "The pollution is endangering the crops"

   Synonyms:
   imperil, stake, threaten, venture, peril, jeopardise, endanger, hazard, jeopardize, scupper, expose, adventure

4. menaceverb

   express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture

   "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"

   Synonyms:
   jeopardize, peril, threaten, jeopardise, endanger, imperil

5. menaceverb

   act in a threatening manner

   "A menacing person"

   Synonyms:
   jeopardize, peril, threaten, jeopardise, endanger, imperil

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1. menaceverb

   Synonyms:
   threaten, denounce, defy

2. menacenoun

   Synonyms:
   threat, threatening, denunciation

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1. menacenoun

   Synonyms:
   threat, threatening

2. menaceverb

   Synonyms:
   threaten

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1. List of paraphrases for "menace":

   threat, danger, scourge, threatens, threats, threatening

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1. Donald Trump:

   You are powerful witnesses to a menace that threatens our world, and your strength inspires us all, tonight, we pledge to honor Otto's memory with American resolve.

2. Albert Einstein:

   Since I do not foresee that atomic energy is to be a great boon for a long time, I have to say that for the present it is a menace. Perhaps it is well that it should be. It may intimidate the human race into bringing order into its international affairs, which, without the pressure of fear, it would not do.

3. Fatou Fall:

   The menace is real. We cross our fingers and hope.

4. Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel:

   Those who accuse democratically elected politicians of treason, call them 'parties of the system' and menace journalists as 'lying press' - they are very close to the language of the enemies of democracy, the Nazis of the '20s and '30s.

5. Jean Kerr:

   The real menace in dealing with a five-year-old is that in no time at all you begin to sound like a five-year-old.