Bright
Bright adjective - Pointing toward a happy outcome.
Usage example: all the signs are bright right now for an economic boom
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Usage example: a threatening silence followed the loud thump in the adjoining motel room
Bright is an antonym for threatening.
Both words in one sentence
- When she finds that Rock's been watching, she blushes bright red, and begins threatening him with death if he ever tells their friends in Roanapur.
Source: Hidden Heart of Gold -
Planet's atmosphere is a bright yellow, claimed to offset life-threatening greenhouse gases generated by being too close to Alpha Centauri A.
- Once there, you're subjected to uncomfortably bright light, and ominous, threatening, loud sounds fill what little air you have left for breathing.
Source: C.A.T. Trap
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