Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Untoward and threatening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Untoward" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Untoward
Untoward adjective - Opposed to one's interests.
Usage example: achieved great success as an artist despite growing up in a very untoward milieu
Threatening and untoward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Untoward".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disturbing and threatening
- disturbing and untoward
- offensive and threatening
- offensive and untoward
- baneful and threatening
- baneful and untoward
- sinister and threatening
- sinister and untoward
- inauspicious and threatening
- inauspicious and untoward
- evil and threatening
- evil and untoward
- bad and threatening
- bad and untoward
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Untoward and Threatening. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/threatening/untoward
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Untoward or Threatening. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/threatening/untoward.
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