Lethal
Lethal adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Usage example: we were lucky that the snake's venom wasn't lethal, and our friend turned out to be all right
Threatening and lethal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Lethal".
Nearby Word: lethality
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Usage example: threatening rocks lined that narrow stretch of the river through which we would be rafting
Lethal and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lethal" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- baleful and lethal
- baleful and threatening
- baneful and lethal
- baneful and threatening
- savage and lethal
- savage and threatening
- grave and lethal
- grave and threatening
- perilous and lethal
- perilous and threatening
- hazardous and lethal
- hazardous and threatening
- dangerous and lethal
- dangerous and threatening
Both words in one sentence
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Shown Their Work: When 47 is threatening to electrocute Yuri, he specifically mentions the amperage as being lethal instead of the voltage.
Source: Film / Hitman -
The Hunt for Red October is set in a non-lethal Forever War between the US and Soviet navies that is threatening to turn hot because of the defection of a Soviet sub.
Source: Non-Lethal Warfare - This is all because in Brock's delusional mind, he's the "lethal protector" of New York and Spider-Man is the monster threatening the city.
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