minatory

Examples

• All

• Regardless of whether the process yields juice or milk, the idea is to threaten private individuals or firms that appear relatively well-off, submit the minatory legislative bill to prove the threat is not just a bluff, wait for the money to arrive, and then withdraw the threat.

  Academic text (1997)

• The villain delivered a minatory warning to the hero, suggesting dire consequences if he intervened.

• Her minatory glance made it clear that she was not to be trifled with.

• The minatory storm clouds loomed overhead, signaling an impending danger to the farmers.

Synonyms

O

ominous

vsminatory

96 6.4

Makes you feel that something bad will happen

expresses an active threat rather than just warning of future harm

S

sinister

vsminatory

87 6.1

Giving a feeling that something bad will happen

is about directly expressing a threat not only hinting evil

T

threatening

vsminatory

65 3.6

Showing that something bad or dangerous may happen

is an explicit expression of threat rather than only a warning

B

baleful

vsminatory

• Formal

4 8.4

Looking or sounding dangerous and making you feel afraid

focuses on stating a threat more directly than creating atmosphere

M

menacing

vsminatory

1 5.0

Giving the feeling that something dangerous may happen

is about openly conveying a threat rather than only creating fear

I

intimidatory

vsminatory

1 8.1

To make someone feel afraid or less confident

conveys threat generally rather than focusing on deliberate confidence weakening

M

minacious

vsminatory

• Formal

9.9

A voice or look that makes you feel someone will cause harm

expresses a clear threat instead of merely hinting danger

F

forbidding

vsminatory

6.6

Looking unfriendly or dangerous so people do not want to go near

expresses an actual threat rather than merely creating an unwelcoming appearance

Antonyms

R

reassuring

78 3.1

Makes someone feel less worried and calmer

How Threatening

intimidating

93 5.3

minatory

• Formal

9.9

threatening

65 3.6

menacing

1 5.0

ominous

96 6.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology