Injurious and Menacing

Injurious

Injurious adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: inaccurate news reports are injurious to the public's faith in the media

Menacing and injurious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Menacing" instead an adjective "Injurious".

Nearby Words: injure, injury, injuriously

Menacing

Menacing adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Usage example: fears that the unemployment rate may be reaching menacing proportions

Injurious and menacing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Injurious" instead an adjective "Menacing".

Nearby Words: menace, menaced, menacingly
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