MENACE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MENACE?

Need another word that means the same as “menace”? Find 38 synonyms and 30 related words for “menace” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Menace” are: threat, danger, peril, risk, hazard, intimidation, warning, nuisance, pest, source of annoyance, annoyance, plague, torment, troublemaker, mischief-maker, a thorn in someone's flesh, a thorn in someone's side, endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, threaten, black, glowering, brooding, looming, brewing, be a danger to, put at risk, loom over, bully, intimidate, issue threats to, frighten, scare, alarm, terrify

Menace as a Noun

Definitions of "Menace" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “menace” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A threatening quality or atmosphere.
• A person or thing that causes trouble or annoyance.
• A threat or the act of threatening.
• A person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.
• Threatening words or actions.
• Something that is a source of danger.

Synonyms of "Menace" as a noun (17 Words)

a thorn in someone's flesh	Something that causes irritation and annoyance.
a thorn in someone's side	Something that causes irritation and annoyance.
annoyance	The feeling or state of being annoyed; irritation. The Council found him an annoyance.
danger	A dangerous place. There was no danger of the champagne running out.
hazard	A source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune. A safety hazard.
intimidation	The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something. The intimidation of witnesses and jurors.
mischief-maker	Someone who deliberately stirs up trouble.
nuisance	(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive. It s a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house.
peril	The dangers or difficulties that arise from a particular situation or activity. A setback to the state could present a peril to the regime.
pest	A serious sometimes fatal infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal. Many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides.
plague	A contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium typically with the formation of buboes bubonic plague and sometimes infection of the lungs pneumonic plague. Those children are a damn plague.
risk	The possibility that something unpleasant or unwelcome will happen. Reduce the risk of heart disease.
source of annoyance	A person who supplies information.
threat	The possibility of trouble, danger, or ruin. Members of her family have received death threats.
torment	A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented. The torments of the damned.
troublemaker	Someone who deliberately stirs up trouble.
warning	Cautionary advice. A warning that still more bombs could explode.

Usage Examples of "Menace" as a noun

• He spoke the words with a hint of menace.
• He spoke with desperate menace.
• A new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs.
• A demand of money with menaces.
• The snakes are a menace to farm animals.

Menace as a Verb

Definitions of "Menace" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “menace” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Act in a threatening manner.
• Express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture.
• Pose a threat to; present a danger to.
• Be a threat or possible danger to.

Synonyms of "Menace" as a verb (21 Words)

alarm	Fill with apprehension or alarm cause to be unpleasantly surprised. This door is locked and alarmed between 11 p m and 6 a m.
be a danger to	Happen, occur, take place.
black	Make something black blacken. The ceiling blackened.
brewing	Prepare by brewing.
brooding	Sit on (eggs.
bully	Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate. Her 11- year-old son has been constantly bullied at school.
endanger	Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position. He was driving in a manner likely to endanger life.
frighten	Drive out by frightening. Farmers are being frightened into scaling down their breeding plans.
glowering	Look at with a fixed gaze.
imperil	Pose a threat to; present a danger to. They advised against tax increases for fear of imperilling the recovery.
intimidate	Frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants. Her boss intimidates her.
issue threats to	Come out of.
jeopardise	Pose a threat to; present a danger to.
jeopardize	Put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure. A devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New York s position as a financial centre.
loom over	Come into view indistinctly, often threateningly.
looming	Come into view indistinctly, often threateningly.
peril	Pose a threat to; present a danger to. Jonathon perilled his life for love of David.
put at risk	Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events.
scare	Become scared. I don t think I scare easily.
terrify	Cause to feel extreme fear. He is terrified of spiders.
threaten	To be a menacing indication of something. He threatened me when I tried to call the police.

Usage Examples of "Menace" as a verb

• Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching.
• He menaced the bank manager with a stick.

Associations of "Menace" (30 Words)

bane	A cause of great distress or annoyance. The telephone was the bane of my life.
bully	A hired thug. He did a bully job.
dastard	A despicable coward. The unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on December 7th.
daunt	Cause to lose courage. Some people are daunted by technology.
daunting	Discouraging through fear. A daunting task.
degrading	Causing a loss of self-respect; humiliating. The prisoners were subjected to cruel and degrading treatment.
discouraging	Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action. A discouraging experience.
dishearten	Take away the enthusiasm of. The farmer was disheartened by the damage to his crops.
endanger	Put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position. He was driving in a manner likely to endanger life.
forbidding	Harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance. A grim and forbidding building.
formidable	Inspiring fear. The formidable prospect of major surgery.
frighten	Drive out by frightening. Farmers are being frightened into scaling down their breeding plans.
frustrating	Causing annoyance or upset because of an inability to change or achieve something. It can be very frustrating to find that the size you want isn t there.
intimidate	Frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants. Her boss intimidates her.
intimidating	Having a frightening, overawing, or threatening effect. The intimidating defence barrister.
intimidation	The feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid. The intimidation of witnesses and jurors.
menacing	Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening. His tone became menacing.
miscreant	A person who has done something wrong or unlawful. Her miscreant husband.
reprobate	Express strong disapproval of. Reprobate behaviour.
rogue	Remove inferior or defective plants or seedlings from (a crop. He hacked into data and ran rogue programs.
ruffian	A violent criminal or troublemaker.
scare	Become scared. The event was postponed earlier this year due to the foot and mouth scare.
scoundrel	A dishonest or unscrupulous person; a rogue. That scoundrel sets a bad example for the other young men.
scourge	Whip (someone) as a punishment. Our people did scourge him severely.
terror	Terrorism. A terror attack.
threat	The possibility of trouble, danger, or ruin. His threat to kill me was quite explicit.
threaten	To be a menacing indication of something. The trade unions threatened a general strike.
threatening	Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. Black threatening clouds.
villain	A wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately. Some people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards.
violation	The action of violating someone or something. The aircraft were in violation of UN resolutions.