Poor and Threatening

Poor

Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

Threatening and poor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Poor".

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Threatening

Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.

Poor and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Threatening".

Nearby Words: threaten, threatened, threat

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Nero Wolfe However, some poor unfortunate criminals make the tragic mistake of killing those close to him or outright threatening to kill him.
  • Enemy Mime He taunts some poor stagehand while in makeup while also threatening the same guy in the street out of it.
    Source: Enemy Mime
  • Generation Xerox In fact, Demi temporarily separated from her mother and had her sent to rehab, partly as Dianna's habits were threatening to set a poor example for Demi in her recovery.
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