Threaten synonyms and antonyms
thrĕt'n
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To scare is defined as to suddenly frighten or alarm someone.
To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.
To make (one's way) aggressively.
To come near to in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
To impress, amaze, excite or induce extraordinary affection in others toward oneself.
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To hurt by treating badly; mistreat
thunder against
To warn of punishment
To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition:
To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.
To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully.
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To threaten with extinction
frighten (related)
To force (away, out, or off) or bring (into a specified condition) by making afraid
loom (related)
To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image:
To expose to loss or injury; imperil.
Lower means to bring down, lessen or reduce.
guard (antonym)
Guard is defined as to keep safe, protect or cover.
near (related)
Near means to get closer.
To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.
To notify (a person) to go or stay away:
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help (antonym)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
alleviate (antonym)
To reduce or decrease
relieve (antonym)
To give aid or assistance to
To frighten or subdue with threats or a show of force.
To prophesy or predict.
To warn beforehand
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devastate (related)
decimate (related)
cripple (related)
condemn (related)
threatens (related)
disrupt (related)
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destroy (related)
undermine (related)
hostile (related)
Bluster means for wind to blow like a storm, or for someone to speak or act noisily.
To explode with sudden violence; detonate
look-daggers
(Idiomatic, often followed by at) To stare in a severe, disapproving, or threatening manner, especially without speaking.
draw a gun on
To warn of punishment
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pull a gun on
To warn of punishment
double the fist at
To warn of punishment
be dangerous
To impend
be gathering
To impend
be in the offing
To impend
be brewing
To impend
The phrase come on is when someone encourages you to do something to which you have said no.
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mollify (antonym)
To make less intense, severe, or violent
placate (antonym)
To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease.
happen (antonym)
Used with an infinitive to make polite requests:
seize (antonym)
To put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to
To make predictions from signs or omens.
be imminent
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Portend is defined as to be a warning or signal of.
The force per unit area that one region of a gas, liquid, or solid exerts on another. Pressure is usually measured in Pascal units, atmospheres, or pounds per square inch. &diamf3; A substance is said to have negative pressure if some other substance exerts more force per unit area on it than vice versa. Its value is simply the negative of the pressure exerted by the other substance.
The definition of hector is to bully.
To use physical force or violence upon, esp. in robbing
Risk is defined as to expose someone or something to a dangerous situation.
To be made by boiling or steeping:
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hang over
To be threatening, to be imminent
To project over something:
over (related)
From start to finish; through
safety (related)
To subject to danger or destruction
foresight (related)
To give warning signs of (impending peril)
weaken (related)
be on the horizon
To impend
To accelerate the growth or progress of; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten.
To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully
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