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Contexts ▼▲ (colloquial) Causing or able to cause fright Having or displaying a violent or ferocious aggressiveness Very serious in nature Dangerous or involving risks Likely to lead to an adverse or bad outcome Having a hostile or threatening quality or manner Serious or significant in nature (of language or actions) Excessively or unacceptably forceful … more ▼ ▲ Adjective ▲ (colloquial) Causing or able to cause fright scary threatening ominous menacing sinister dire foreboding direful baleful intimidating inauspicious forbidding frightening portentous minatory bodeful doomy ill ill-boding minacious louring woeful terrifying dreadful alarming redoubtable dangerous daunting fearsome horrifying horrible imposing fearful shocking brooding chilling disturbing petrifying frightful awesome disquieting terrible spooky horrendous dread appalling ghastly dismaying overpowering creepy formidable awe-inspiring hair-raising mean-looking spine-chilling all-powerful more ❯ Adjective ▲ Having or displaying a violent or ferocious aggressiveness fierce ferocious vicious savage wild violent barbaric cruel dangerous aggressive brutal furious menacing murderous feral fiery grim untamed fell intimidating rough threatening unruly barbarous bloodthirsty brute fearsome forbidding gruff malevolent malignant merciless rabid ruthless severe steely stern terrible ungentle unmerciful unrestrained austere baleful brutish callous convulsive delirious dour fiendish flinty frightening frightful harsh heartless impetuous louring raging truculent cutthroat enraged fearful hard incessive inhuman inhumane lowering monstrous pitiless raving remorseless rugged sadistic stark uncontrollable undomesticated angry butcherly crazed frantic hellish horrible infuriated mad rapacious aggers biffo primitive tigerish venomous “These fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks.” Adjective ▲ Very serious in nature nasty serious bad dangerous critical grave severe alarming terrible awful dreadful frightful painful worrying ugly concerning damaging harmful injurious grievous unpleasant threatening perilous dire horrible tragic menacing unsettling extreme sickening brutal life-threatening ghastly precarious sobering parlous upsetting grim “An emergency meeting has been called to address this nasty situation.” Adjective ▲ Dangerous or involving risks awkward dangerous perilous precarious risky treacherous vulnerable delicate hazardous parlous rocky serious chancy dicey grave grievous iffy sticky thorny threatening tricky unsafe unsound unstable dodgy gnarly hairy insecure shaky unpredictable taxing high-risk touch-and-go fraught with danger menacing jeopardizingUS venturesome unhealthy jeopardisingUK uncertain exposed touchy difficult ticklish playing with fire on thin ice critical problematic desperate terrifying dynamite wicked Russian roulette at risk speculative unsure harmful death-defying jeopardous alarming unsteady loaded defencelessUK hot ugly dangersome hanging by a thread defenselessUS in danger in jeopardy reckless daredevil lethal haphazard breakneck dark deadly heavy tottery daring compromisable unchancy adventurous venturous viperous fatal unreliable explosive erratic destructive malignant slippery extreme unprotected toxic undependable threatened injurious untrustworthy fearsome rugged on a limb open to attack life-threatening shonky endangered wide-open long shot on slippery ground out on a limb more ❯ “After breaking bad, Walter White would find himself in an awkward situation because his brother-in-law was the district attorney.” Adjective ▲ Likely to lead to an adverse or bad outcome ominous baleful inauspicious menacing minatory portentous sinister threatening doomy dark dire direful forbidding foreboding unpromising unpropitious black bodeful fateful gloomy grim ill ill-boding premonitory ugly unfavorableUS unfavourableUK winteryUK wintryUS apocalyptic augural baneful clouded dangerous dismal doomed doomful fearful haunting hostile ill-fated ill-omened impending inhospitable lowering malefic malificent malign minacious perilous precursive presaging prescient prophetic sinistrous suggestive unfriendly unlucky warning worrying evil alarming adverse unfortunate harmful nasty injurious hurtful deleterious pernicious pessimistic bad disadvantageous malignant disastrous looming brooding intimidatory troubling glowering grave heavy loury dreadful frightening inopportune thunderous serious solemn scary untimely lowery spooky doom and gloom creepy eerie untoward infelicitous unhappy bleak disturbing disquieting unchancy eldritch ill-starred minatorial woeful evil-looking suggestive of evil damaging detrimental noxious destructive ruinous nocuous inimical foul vile unhealthy unwholesome prejudicial maleficent calamitous cancerous poisonous wicked mischievous nocent iniquitous reprobate cantankerous hard more ❯ Adjective ▲ Having a hostile or threatening quality or manner minatory menacing intimidating minacious threatening admonitory minatorial cautionary comminatory bullying terrorisingUK terrorizingUS aggressive scowling intimidatory Adjective ▲ Serious or significant in nature grave serious important critical pressing profound significant urgent crucial momentous vital weighty pivotal acute consequential heavy major drastic egregious fateful all-important life-and-death of great consequence Adjective ▲ (of language or actions) Excessively or unacceptably forceful strong hardline forceful draconian drastic extreme firm severe strict stringent radical forcible rigid cruel hard-hitting savage stern truculent vicious virulent “The president was urged to take strong measures to counter the uprising.” Find more words! 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Sentences with the word unthreatening Words that rhyme with unthreatening Use our Antonym Finder Nearby Words unthreateningly unthrift unthriftier unthriftiest unthriftily unthriftiness unthreatened unthreaded unthread unthought-out unthought of unthoughtfulness 13-letter Words Starting With u un unt unth unthr unthre unthrea unthreat unthreate unthreaten unthreateni