Immediate
Immediate adjective - Done or occurring without any noticeable lapse in time.
Threatening and immediate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Immediate".
Nearby Words: immediately, immediacy
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Immediate and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Immediate" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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In Terry Pratchett's Making Money Moist von Lipwig notes that people pay more attention to small noises than big ones, because while small noises are immediate and threatening, loud noises are 'everyone's problem, and therefore, not mine'.
Source: Bystander Syndrome -
Void or parry in a way that merely neutralizes the immediate threat, without threatening your opponent or taking the initiative from him.
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We are shown different people looking guilty as voice-overs talk about how they should have dialed 111 to find the right service instead of going to A&E (Accident and Emergency- a medical service intended for potentially life-threatening incidents that require immediate care only).
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