Threaten synonyms | Best 79 synonyms for threaten

scare

To scare is defined as to suddenly frighten or alarm someone.

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menace

To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.

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bully

To make (one's way) aggressively.

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approach

To come near to in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.

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intimidate

To impress, amaze, excite or induce extraordinary affection in others toward oneself.

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admonish

To counsel against wrong practices; to caution or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; — followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause.

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impend

(Intransitive) to be about to happen or occur, especially of something which takes some time such as a process or procedure rather than just a short event. "To impend" often has the connotation of threat.

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abuse

To hurt by treating badly; mistreat

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thunder against

To warn of punishment

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expose

To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition:

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torment

To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.

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caution

To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.

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hold-over

(Idiomatic) to save, delay

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browbeat

To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully.

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endanger

To threaten with extinction

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frighten (related)

To force (away, out, or off) or bring (into a specified condition) by making afraid

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loom (related)

To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image:

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jeopardize

To expose to loss or injury; imperil.

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protect (antonym)

To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.

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bludgeon

To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club.

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bullyrag

To taunt someone

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lower

Lower means to bring down, lessen or reduce.

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guard (antonym)

Guard is defined as to keep safe, protect or cover.

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near (related)

Near means to get closer.

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jeopardise

To put in jeopardy, to threaten.

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imperil

To put into peril; to place in danger or cause a hazard.

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terrorize

To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.

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warn

To notify (a person) to go or stay away:

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help (antonym)

(Intransitive) To provide assistance.

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alleviate (antonym)

To reduce or decrease

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relieve (antonym)

To give aid or assistance to

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bulldoze

(US, slang, dated) To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or violence; used originally of the intimidation of black voters in Louisiana.

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cow

To frighten or subdue with threats or a show of force.

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forebode

To prophesy or predict.

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forewarn

To warn beforehand

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peril

To cause to be in danger; to imperil. [from 16th c.]

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devastate (related)

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decimate (related)

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cripple (related)

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condemn (related)

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threatens (related)

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disrupt (related)

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destroy (related)

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undermine (related)

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hostile (related)

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bluster

Bluster means for wind to blow like a storm, or for someone to speak or act noisily.

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fulminate

To explode with sudden violence; detonate

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look-daggers

(Idiomatic, often followed by at) To stare in a severe, disapproving, or threatening manner, especially without speaking.

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draw a gun on

To warn of punishment

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pull a gun on

To warn of punishment

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double the fist at

To warn of punishment

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be dangerous

To impend

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be gathering

To impend

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be in the offing

To impend

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be brewing

To impend

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come on

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

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placate (antonym)

To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease.

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happen (antonym)

Used with an infinitive to make polite requests:

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seize (antonym)

To put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to

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overcome (antonym)

(Usually in passive) To overwhelm with emotion.

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augur

To make predictions from signs or omens.

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be imminent

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portend

Portend is defined as to be a warning or signal of.

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pressure

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.

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save (antonym)

(Computing) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.

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hector

The definition of hector is to bully.

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strong-arm

To use physical force or violence upon, esp. in robbing

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risk

Risk is defined as to expose someone or something to a dangerous situation.

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brew

To be made by boiling or steeping:

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hang over

To be threatening, to be imminent

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overhang

To project over something:

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over (related)

From start to finish; through

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safety (related)

To subject to danger or destruction

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foresight (related)

To give warning signs of (impending peril)

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weaken (related)

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be on the horizon

To impend

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advance

To accelerate the growth or progress of; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten.

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push-around

To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully

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