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threaten (117 synonym found)

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abuse

admonish

advise

afflict

aggrieve

alert

anticipate

apprehend

augur

await

be destined

be fated

be imminent

be in store

be to be

be to come

befoul

bewitch

blight

bluster

bluster out of

bode

brew

browbeat

bulldoze

come

come on

comminate

condemn

confront

croak

crucify

cry havoc

curse

daunt

defile

demoralize

denounce

deprave

disadvantage

disserve

distress

do a mischief

do evil

do ill

do wrong

do wrong by

doom

dragoon

draw near

draw nigh

draw on

endanger

envenom

expect

forebode

forewarn

forthcome

get into trouble

give fair warning

give notice

give warning

hang over

harass

have a premonition

have a presentiment

hex

hope

hover

huff

impair

impend

imperil

infect

injure

intimidate

issue an ultimatum

jeopardize

lie ahead

lie over

look black

look for

look forward to

look threatening

loom

lower

maltreat

menace

mistreat

molest

notify

outrage

overhang

persecute

play havoc with

play hob with

plot

poison

pollute

portend

preapprehend

predict

put in jeopardy

savage

scathe

sound the alarm

systematically terrorize

taint

terrorize

tip off

torment

utter a caveat

utter threats against

warn

warn against

wreak havoc on

wrong

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Definition of threaten:

(v) : to make a threat against someone; to use threats; to menace, or be dangerous

"he threatened me with a knife."

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Definition of threaten:

(v) : to make a threat against someone; to use threats; to menace, or be dangerous

"he threatened me with a knife."

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