Acute
Acute adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.
Threatening and acute are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Acute".
Nearby Word: acutely
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Acute and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acute" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Both words in one sentence
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While primarily assassins (albeit, ones with heroic motivations and objectives), both are also acute sufferers of Chronic Hero Syndrome, and have no problem dealing with city guards assaulting young women/psycho's threatening to slice up the local prostitutes, etc.
Source: The Cowl
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Threatening and Acute. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acute/threatening
Acute & Threatening. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/acute/threatening>.
Threatening or Acute. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acute/threatening.
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