Close
Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.
Threatening and close are semantically related In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Close".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Close and threatening are semantically related in menacing topic. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Both words in one sentence
- Absolutely anything horrible can happen in an Alternate Universe — Zombie Apocalypse, life-threatening plague — and our Earth will still be safe, if we can close the portal.
Source: Expendable Alternate Universe -
Gaston from Beauty and the Beast comes close to this when he tries to blackmail Belle into marrying him by threatening to have her father tossed in the loony bin.
- John is an adrenaline junkie but it's not a smart move to piss him off by threatening someone close to him.
Source: Hidden Depths / Live-Action TV
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