Threaten synonyms

thrĕt'n
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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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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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torment
To cause to undergo great physical pain or mental anguish.
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push-around
To treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully
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caution
To warn; to alert, advise that caution is warranted.
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browbeat
To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully.
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bully
To make (one's way) aggressively.
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abuse
To hurt by treating badly; mistreat
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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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thunder against
To warn of punishment
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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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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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endanger
To threaten with extinction
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be dangerous
To impend
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be in the offing
To impend
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imperil
To risk.
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be brewing
To impend
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be on the horizon
To impend
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approach
To come near to in place, time, character, or value; to draw nearer to.
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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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advance
To accelerate the growth or progress of; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten.
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help (antonym)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
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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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frighten (related)
To force (away, out, or off) or bring (into a specified condition) by making afraid
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warn (related)
To give notice to (a person) to stay or keep (off, away, etc.)
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loom (related)
To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image:
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augur
To make predictions from signs or omens.
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be imminent
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cow
To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of. Found primarily in the passive voice.
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expose
To subject or allow to be subjected to an action, influence, or condition:
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forebode
To predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device).
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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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jeopardize
To expose to loss or injury; imperil.
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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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guard (antonym)
Guard is defined as to keep safe, protect or cover.
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protect (antonym)
To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
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save (antonym)
(Computing) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
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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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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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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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peril
To cause to be in danger; to imperil. [from 16th c.]
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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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lower
Lower means to bring down, lessen or reduce.
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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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near (related)
Near means to get closer.
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jeopardise
To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
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hold-over
(Idiomatic) to save, delay
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forewarn
To warn in advance.
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terrorize
(American) Alternative spelling of terrorise.
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be gathering
To impend
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devastate (related)
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decimate (related)
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cripple (related)
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weaken (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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Synonym Study

  • Menace stresses the frightening or hostile character of that which threatens he menaced me with a revolver
  • Threaten implies a warning of impending punishment, danger, evil, etc. as by words, actions, events, conditions, or signs he threatened to retaliate, the clouds threaten rain
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