THREATEN Synonyms

• something that is a source of danger

• a threat or the act of threatening

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture

• act in a threatening manner

• fear resulting from the awareness of danger

• a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

• an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

• a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

• fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

• warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

• be bossy towards

• discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

• a cruel and brutal fellow

• a hired thug

• excellent

• be bossy towards

• discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• cause fear in

• make timid or fearful

• to compel or deter by or as if by threats

• coerce by violence or with threats

• fill with terror; frighten greatly

• notify of danger, potential harm, or risk

• advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

• ask to go away

• notify, usually in advance

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• put at risk

• a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

• a state of danger involving risk

• a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position