menaced
Posed a threat
Menaced is the past tense of menace, meaning to threaten or pose a danger to someone or something.
What menaces creates fear or suggests imminent harm: The village was menaced by wolves.
A menacing tone or gesture conveys hostility without necessarily acting on it: He menaced her with a knife but didn't strike.
Expressed intent to harm
- bulliedRepeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- coercedPressured into compliance
- terrorizedFrightened through threats
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
harassed · pressured · daunted · overawed · subdued · oppressed · tormented · browbeaten
Put at risk
- jeopardizedExposed to possible harm
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- at riskSubject to danger
in peril · in danger · besieged · beleaguered · precarious · unsafe · exposed · defenseless
Suggesting something bad approaches
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
dark · gloomy · haunting · shadowy · unsettling · portentous · baleful · dire
threatened
Expressed intent to harm
- bulliedRepeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- coercedPressured into compliance
- terrorizedFrightened through threats
frightened · harassed · pressured · daunted · overawed · subdued · oppressed · tormented · browbeaten · cowed
imperiled
Put at risk
- jeopardizedExposed to possible harm
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- vulnerableOpen to attack
at risk · in peril · in danger · besieged · beleaguered · precarious · unsafe · exposed · defenseless · unprotected
ominous
Suggesting something bad approaches
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- eerieDisturbingly strange
threatening · dark · gloomy · haunting · shadowy · unsettling · portentous · baleful · dire · grim
- Phantom MenaceImaginary or invisible danger
- menacing lookHostile gaze meant to intimidate
- Dennis the Menace
- red menaceCold War term for Soviet threat
- green menace