Designed and Threatening

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Designed adjective - Done or made or performed with purpose and intent.

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Threatening and designed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Designed".

Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.

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Designed and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Designed" instead an adjective "Threatening".

Nearby Words: threaten, threatened, threat

Ani-droids in Argo are designed to look like animals so they can be cute instead of threatening to humans who would otherwise be uncomfortable with them.

Source: Cute Machines
Jyrras always showed some shades of this, but it comes out in a big way when he pulls out a semiautomatic he'd designed and delivers an ultimatum to some adventurers threatening Abel and Alexsi.

Source: Webcomic / Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures
Then comes Chapter 8 where The Nightmare Possesses a weakened Princess Celestia after engineering a trap designed to exhaust her, and suddenly The Nightmare seems much more threatening.

Source: Fanfic / Through The Eyes Of Another Pony

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