Significant
Significant adjective - Clearly conveying a special meaning (as one's mood).
Threatening and significant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Significant".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Significant and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Significant" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Both words in one sentence
- He really isn't, his only significant achievements being torturing a defenceless old man and threatening his daughter with same.
Source: Literature / Sharpe - Fortunately, he also received a significant increase in speed, making him a much more threatening opponent than before.
Source: Glass Cannon / Video Games -
Dysfunction Junction: Pretty much every character has at least one significant personality flaw that leads to life-threatening problems for the other characters.
Source: Literature / Chroniclesof Magic
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