Former
Former adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Threatening is an antonym for former.
Nearby Word: formerly
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Usage example: economists warning of a threatening recession
Former is an antonym for threatening.
Both words in one sentence
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When she heard about Anna threatening Tadeusz, she put the Curse of Cain on Anna, which makes everything bad that would befall the latter go to the former instead.
Source: Literature / Shaman Blues -
Chekhov's Gun: Strike is receiving weekly death threats from a former client, usually threatening him with a knife.
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Fusion Dance Gameplay and Story Segregation: Shinjiro and Junpei take gunshots that are life-threatening in cutscenes, and the former actually dies from it.
Source: Video Game / Persona 3
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Threatening and Former. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/former/threatening
Former & Threatening. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/former/threatening>.
Threatening or Former. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/former/threatening.
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