Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

MENACE

comfort

The most appropriate antonym of the word menace is comfort.

• Menace means to threaten or be a threat to.
• Comfort means to make someone feel less anxious, worried, or unhappy.

The other words do not have the opposite meaning of menace.

• Balance means to be equal in weight or importance.
• Threat means a statement of intent to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action.
• Peril means a situation that is dangerous or risky.