menace | Definition of menace

menace

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of menace

1 to place in danger

menaced the children by leaving them in the car unattended

Synonyms of menace

adventure, compromise, endanger, gamble (with), hazard, imperil, jeopard, jeopardize, peril, risk, venture

Words Related to menace

intimidate, threaten

Near Antonyms of menace

guard, protect, shelter, shield

preserve, resume, save

2 to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on

stockpiles of nuclear weapons that continue to menace the inhabitants of this planet

Synonyms of menace

hang (over), hover (over), impend (over), overhang, threaten

Words Related to menace

endanger, hazard, imperil, jeopardize, peril