Remote
Remote adjective - Small in degree.
Threatening is an antonym for remote.
Nearby Words: remoteness, remotely
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Usage example: economists warning of a threatening recession
Both words in one sentence
- The fourth issue of Global Frequency features a terrorist threatening to detonate a bomb using a hand-held remote control with a Big Red Button.
Source: Handy Remote Control -
Subverted in Runaways: Victor Mancha (who is being held captive by the aforementioned group) attempts to escape by threatening Gertrude York with a remote that has had its "polarity reversed".
Source: Reverse Polarity - Happens in one of the Ace Attorney games (Trials and Tribulations), where the defendant is revealed to have received a blackmail letter calling her out to a remote shack in the mountains, and threatening to reveal her 'secret' if she didn't comply.
Source: Finding Judas
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