Bad and Menacing

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Bad adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.

Usage example: sitting too close to the television is said to be bad for the eyes

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Menacing and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Menacing" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Menacing adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.

Usage example: fears that the unemployment rate may be reaching menacing proportions

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Bad and menacing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Menacing".

Nearby Words: menace, menaced, menacingly

Lighter and Softer: The Horned King was bad in the movie, but the exploration of his character makes him less menacing.

Source: Fanfic / Hope For The Heartless
Being bigger and more menacing for humans, Deinonychus was the one chosen for the bad-guy role.

Source: Useful Notes / Stock Dinosaurs (True Dinosaurs)
It's usually something menacing, and it's always a bad moment when there's nothing left.

Source: Numerological Motif

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