threaten - Similar and Opposite Words

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Verb

to utter intentions of injury or punishment against

Synonyms

• threaten

More generic

• warn

More specific

• offer

Verb

to be a menacing indication of something

Synonyms

• threaten

More generic

• augur
• auspicate
• betoken
• bode
• forecast
• foreshadow
• foretell
• omen
• portend
• predict
• prefigure
• presage
• prognosticate

Verb

pose a threat to; present a danger to

Synonyms

• endanger
• imperil
• jeopardise
• jeopardize
• menace
• peril
• threaten

More generic

• be
• exist

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