Synonyms of menaced

menaced

verb

past tense of menace

1

as in endangered

to place in danger

menaced the children by leaving them in the car unattended

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endangered
• threatened
• risked
• imperiled
• jeopardized
• compromised
• ventured
• periled
• hazarded
• intimidated
• gambled (with)
• jeoparded
• adventured
• subjected
• exposed
• chanced
• wagered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• guarded
• preserved
• saved
• resumed
• shielded
• sheltered

2

as in threatened

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threatened
• endangered
• hung (over)
• hovered (over)
• imperiled
• jeopardized
• overhung
• impended (over)
• periled
• hazarded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of menaced

He was menaced in the English countryside last month by a man shouting at him from 50 yards away, according to British outlet The Telegraph. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026

The little people are being menaced by a dark force—a force with power, money, and very few moral inhibitions. — Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026

Donald menaced Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow all game, recording two sacks, four combined tackles, two tackles for loss, and three QB hits in one of the most dominant defensive performances in Super Bowl history. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026

For too long, the Iranian regime has targeted the United States, threatened our allies and menaced its neighbors. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

Trump’s Republican Party, which narrowly controls the House and Senate, largely sees the conflict with Iran not as the start of a new war, but the end of a government that has long menaced the West. — Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2026

Iran and its proxies have menaced America and American lives, undermined our core national interests, systematically destabilized the Middle East, and threatened the security of the entire West. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026

There’s real, sweat-inducing tension to scenes where Esther, alone at home with her children, is encircled and menaced by mobs of men preying on the easiest of targets. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2026

Extreme heat fuels out of control bushfires Bushfires, fueled by the soaring temperatures, have menaced towns in the state of Victoria, prompting evacuations as volunteer firefighters attempted to douse flames around homes. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026