Another word for threatened

threatened Synonyms

threatened

modif.

warned, endangered, imperiled, jeopardized, in bad straits, insecure, unsafe, unprotected, vulnerable, exposed, in a crucial state, in danger, besieged, surrounded, under attack, set upon, in a bad way.

Antonyms safe*, invulnerable, protected.

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Sadness threatened to overwhelm him.
She threatened to scratch my eyes out if I touched her.
She was his only relief, and the visions threatened to consume her.
If he had simply ignored her, she might have been able to get her emotions under control, but now a sob threatened so convincingly that she was afraid to breathe.
Has he threatened you?

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