Major
Major adjective - Sufficiently large in size, amount, or number to merit attention.
Threatening and major are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Major".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Major and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Major" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Both words in one sentence
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In The DCU, they have red skies, which includes the clouds, whenever there is a major reality-threatening crisis.
Source: Red Sky, Take Warning - By getting The Son and The Daughter killed, The Father and Anakin Skywalker removed the forces that were keeping Abeloth from becoming a major galaxy-threatening problem.
Source: Literature / Fate of the Jedi -
Okra Ogress tries to put Jenny Elf into a life threatening incident, but can't do it simply because Jenny is a major character.
Source: Plot Armor
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Threatening and Major. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/major/threatening
Major & Threatening. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/major/threatening>.
Threatening or Major. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/major/threatening.
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