Necessary
Necessary adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.
Threatening and necessary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Necessary".
Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Necessary and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Necessary" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Both words in one sentence
- Let our enemies remember this: We are not threatening, but merely saying: We crossed half the world And if necessary we will do it again
Source: Badass Boast / Real Life -
This age can be defined with its Retcons, Reboots, Retools and Alternate Universes that were deemed necessary after about fifty years of accumulated continuity threatening to create a Continuity Lock-Out to new readers.
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And even if a security guard isn't necessary to progress, friendly fire causes them to say something threatening and start shooting you.
Source: What the Hell, Player?
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