Complicated
Complicated adjective - Having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated.
Threatening and complicated are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Complicated".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Complicated and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complicated" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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It's actually a bit more complicated than that: there have been at least two Dukkar already, each threatening the Land of Mists' status quo and the Vistani in his own way.
Source: The Antichrist -
Roy and Belkar are in a gladiator arena in the Empire of Blood (complicated story), and when he sees a peg-legged man threatening Elan with a shiv, he punches him.
Source: Apologetic Attacker - The full story is more complicated: The cop was dirty and was threatening her foster mom.
Source: Cop Killer
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