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. Fatou Fall:

   Everyone pays attention but it is difficult to be prepared for an attack, the menace is real. We cross our fingers and hope.

2. Theodore Roosevelt:

   To educate a man in mind, and not morals is to educate a menace to society.

3. Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz:

   Our resolve to eradicate the menace of terrorism is getting stronger and stronger with the loss of innocent lives and sacrifices of army and law enforcement officials, this fight is an irreversible process until this terrorism is rooted out from country.

4. Herbert Butterfield:

   But the greatest menace to our civilization today is the conflict between giant organized systems of self-righteousness -- each system only too delighted to find that the other is wicked -- each only too glad that the sins give it the pretext for still deeper hatred and animosity.

5. David Mathieson:

   The military maintains an air of menace, they are ultra sensitive about how they are perceived in the community and willing to threaten and sue people.