Powerful
Powerful adjective - Having great power or influence.
Threatening and powerful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Powerful".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Powerful and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Powerful" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Balancing refers to states allying against the most powerful or threatening state; bandwagoning refers to states allying with the strongest or most threatening state.
Source: I Fight for the Strongest Side -
The yammosk in the first book is also significantly more powerful and threatening than any others which would appear later and is revered as something close to a demigod by the Vong.
Source: Literature / New Jedi Order - You don't see many tall men or women with high-pitched voices, even when they're not trying to sound powerful or threatening.
Source: Power Makes Your Voice Deep
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