menacingly
In threatening manner
In a manner that suggests threat or danger.
A dog may growl menacingly, a storm cloud may loom menacingly, or a villain may speak menacingly.
The word often appears in descriptions of body language or atmosphere: He leaned menacingly toward her across the table.
In a menacing way
- ominouslyIn threatening manner
- intimidatinglyIn a frightening manner
- dangerouslyIn hazardous manner
- sinisterlyIn an evil manner
warningly · forbiddingly · portentously · darkly · grimly · balefully · malevolently · eerily
With intense aggression
- savagelyIn a brutal manner
- ferociouslyIn a savage manner
- brutallyIn a cruel manner
- violentlyWith intense physical force
viciously · hostilely · belligerently · antagonistically · combatively · pugnaciously · wrathfully · angrily
In an overbearing manner
- overbearinglyIn an oppressively forceful way
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- coercivelyBy compulsion or pressure
- forcefullyWith strong intensity
oppressively · tyrannically · authoritatively · commandingly · imposingly · formidably · dauntingly · overwhelmingly
In fear-inducing manner
- horrifyinglyIn a terrifying way
- frighteninglyIn terror-inducing manner
- alarminglyIn a worrying manner
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
disturbingly · unnervingly · unsettlingly · creepily · spookily · hair-raising · blood-curdling · spine-tingling
threateningly
In a menacing way
- ominouslyIn threatening manner
- intimidatinglyIn a frightening manner
- dangerouslyIn hazardous manner
sinisterly · warningly · forbiddingly · portentously · darkly · grimly · balefully · malevolently · eerily · chillingly
fiercely
With intense aggression
- savagelyIn a brutal manner
- ferociouslyIn a savage manner
- brutallyIn a cruel manner
violently · viciously · hostilely · belligerently · antagonistically · combatively · pugnaciously · wrathfully · angrily · furiously
domineeringly
In an overbearing manner
- overbearinglyIn an oppressively forceful way
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- coercivelyBy compulsion or pressure
forcefully · oppressively · tyrannically · authoritatively · commandingly · imposingly · formidably · dauntingly · overwhelmingly · powerfully
terrifyingly
In fear-inducing manner
- horrifyinglyIn a terrifying way
- frighteninglyIn terror-inducing manner
- alarminglyIn a worrying manner
dreadfully · disturbingly · unnervingly · unsettlingly · creepily · spookily · hair-raising · blood-curdling · spine-tingling · petrifying
menacinglyreassuringly
In confidence-restoring fashion
harmlessly · protectively · benignly · safely · innocuously
menacinglycomfortingly
In a consoling manner
soothingly · encouragingly · reassuringly · warmly · kindly
- menacing lookHostile gaze meant to intimidate