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Antisocial vs Menacing - What's the difference?

antisocial | menacing | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between antisocial and menacing

is that antisocial is unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people while menacing is suggesting imminent harm.

As nouns the difference between antisocial and menacing

is that antisocial is an antisocial individual while menacing is the act of making menaces or threats.

As a verb menacing is

present participle of lang=en.

antisocial

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unwilling or unable to associate normally with other people
  • antagonistic, hostile, or unfriendly toward others; menacing
  • Opposed to social order or the principles of society; hostile toward society

    • Derived terms

    () * antisocially (adverb) * antisociality, the quality of being antisocial * Asbo, antisocial behaviour order * antisocial personality disorder

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An antisocial individual.
    • ----

    menacing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Suggesting imminent harm.
  • Threatening.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of making menaces or threats.
  • * (William Cobbett)
    • They remember his subornings, menacings , bribings, cuttings, maimings, hangings, and burnings.