Future
Future adjective - Of a time after the present.
Threatening and future are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Future".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Usage example: economists warning of a threatening recession
Future and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Future" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Bart Simpson Attorney At Law: 17 years into the future, the Simpsons siblings are still close knit and don't take kindly to those threatening them.
Source: Big Brother Instinct / Fan Works - Then continually threatening to un-donate (or not donate some large sum in the future) if House doesn't do what he says.
Source: Under New Management -
Threatening Shark: 200 MY in the future and they are still there!
Source: Franchise / The Future Is Wild
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