THREATENS Synonyms

• 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 to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

• cause fear in

• annoy continually or chronically

• exhaust by attacking repeatedly

• make timid or fearful

• to compel or deter by or as if by threats

• 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

• sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

• a sudden attack of fear

• cause fear in

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

• fill with terror; frighten greatly

• pose a threat to; present a danger to

• put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position

• 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

• 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

• 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