Martial
Martial adjective - Of, relating to, or suitable for war or a warrior.
Threatening and martial are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Martial".
Nearby Word: martially
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Martial and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Martial" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
-
Not only is she decievingly strong despite looking about as threatening as a kitten, but she also knows some martial arts, wrestling moves and kendo.
-
Fortunately, Cain and his comrades are able to deal with the "obstructive" part of the problem by imposing martial law and threatening to shoot anyone who gets in their way.
Source: Obstructive Bureaucrat - Martial Law: In season two, a crooked guard has no problem with threatening a city with a binary nerve gas to get a huge pay-off.
Cite this Source
Threatening and Martial. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/martial/threatening
Martial & Threatening. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/martial/threatening>.
Threatening or Martial. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/martial/threatening.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "martial" and "threatening" have occurred on timeline