Adverse
Adverse adjective - Opposed to one's interests.
Usage example: all the adverse publicity really caused the movie star's popularity to suffer
Threatening and adverse are semantically related. in unfavourable topic. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Adverse".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Usage example: threatening rocks lined that narrow stretch of the river through which we would be rafting
Adverse and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adverse" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unpleasant and adverse
- unpleasant and threatening
- baleful and adverse
- baleful and threatening
- baneful and adverse
- baneful and threatening
- sinister and adverse
- sinister and threatening
- nasty and adverse
- nasty and threatening
- inauspicious and adverse
- inauspicious and threatening
- dangerous and adverse
- dangerous and threatening
Both words in one sentence
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The Vamp: Merle, Yellow (while she's using one of her youth potions) Villain Ball: The Contrary Citizens/Adverse Adepts threatening Flach and Nepe with harm to their mothers should they go rogue again.
Source: Literature / Apprentice Adept
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