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Sense: Adjective: foreboding
Synonyms:
foreboding, sinister, ominous Collocations, terrifying Collocations, portentous, impending Collocations, looming Collocations, unsafe, alarming, dark Collocations, ill-boding, dreaded, dread Collocations
Sense: Adjective: making threats
Synonyms:
menacing, intimidating, dangerous Collocations, aggressive Collocations, bullying Collocations, terrorizing, terrorising , blackmailing
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Sense: Verb: coerce
Synonyms:
intimidate, warn Collocations, caution Collocations, blackmail Collocations, scare Collocations, pressure Collocations, menace Collocations, admonish, bully Collocations, issue an ultimatum to, give a warning, coerce
Antonyms:
help Collocations, mollify, placate, appease, alleviate, put at ease, relieve Collocations, comfort Collocations, reassure Collocations, approve Collocations, complement Collocations, praise Collocations, commend, back off, back down
Sense: Verb: impend
Synonyms:
impend, loom Collocations, menace Collocations, endanger, imperil, be dangerous, be gathering, be brewing, be on the horizon, be in store for, lie ahead, approach Collocations, advance Collocations, hang over, hover over
Antonyms:
happen Collocations, end Collocations, abate Collocations, ease Collocations, ease off, wane Collocations, recede, ebb Collocations, die down, be over